Awareness, Actions, and Predictors of Actions on Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Patients Attending a Referral Hospital in Southern Highland Tanzania

Table 2

Showing participants’ awareness of ADR, serious ADR, and ADR reporting.

Questions	Response n (%)
Ever heard of pharmacovigilance? (n = 787)
Yes	507 (64.4)
No	280 (35.6)
Ever heard of ADR reporting form? (777)
Yes	83 (10.7)
No	694 (89.3)
Ever encounter ADR? (792)
Yes	171 (21.6)
No	621 (78.4)
Meaning of adverse drug events (n = 790)
Any harm related to the use of a drug (adverse event)	298 (37.7)
Expected harm after using a drug (side-effect)	190 (24.1)
Unexpected harm after using a drug (adverse drug reaction)	111 (14.1)
I don’t know	191 (24.2)
Meaning of serious adverse drug reaction (n = 807)
A reaction that may lead to hospitalization	118 (14.6)
A reaction that is life-threatening	161 (20.0)
A reaction that requires another drug treatment	416 (52.7)
A reaction that resolves on its own	112 (13.9)
What action did you or will you take after encountering ADR^1
Inform a healthcare professional	597 (70.3)
Stop the drugs	123 (14.5)
Nothing because the reaction was tolerable	28 (3.3)
Nothing because the reaction resolved on its own	17 (2.0)
Use another drug to treat symptoms of the reaction	47 (5.0)
Switch to herbal/traditional medicines	2 (0.2)
Switch to another drug	40 (4.7)
Preferred methods of ADR reporting^1
Reporting directly to healthcare professional	706 (88.9)
A phone call or text message	57 (7.2)
Online application designed for adverse drug reaction reporting	10 (1.3)
Filling out a reporting form	21 (2.6)
Why patients do not report encountering ADRs^1
Do not know the importance of reporting adverse drug reactions	558 (69.1)
The adverse reaction may not be very serious	43 (5.3)
Do not know how to report such reactions	131 (16.2)
Not sure if an adverse reaction is related to the medications used	67 (8.3)
Adverse effects/reactions resolved on their own	9 (1.1)

¹One individual may answer more than one response. Missing information.