Perception of Pharmacovigilance by Nurses and Midwives of the Cocody University Teaching Hospital in Abidjan

Balayssac, Éric; Jean, Tadjo; Auguste, Adon; Mocket, Ehouman

doi:10.4236/pp.2019.1011039

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“…In contrast to a previous study wherein 76.74% of the nurses/midwives reported ADRs that they encountered 6 , only three midwives in the present study (9%) stated that they had previously reported ADRs to TPC. One of them declared that she was worried about her patient's health, so she sent the report (Table 4).…”

Section: Attitude/practice Of Subjectscontrasting

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, among those who did not send any report in the past, the opinion that ADRs were already mentioned in the short product information, ADRs were not entirely serious, and reporting ADRs unnecessarily put them off from reporting (Table 4). Similar reasons were stated by the nurses/midwives of another study conducted in Côte d'Ivoire, a sub-Saharan African country 6 . Furthermore, two midwives in our study stated that the lack of confidence in analyzing the relationship between the drug and the side effect prohibited them from reporting it (Table 4).…”

Section: Attitude/practice Of Subjectssupporting

confidence: 74%

“…The questions for the information section were constructed according to the Turkish regulations regarding the pharmacovigilance system by a specialist on pharmacovigilance (i.e., a pharmacovigilance contact point of a university hospital), and those for demographic and attitude/practice sections were prepared according to particular articles 5,6,7,8 . After that, the study team evaluated and modified it regarding objectivity, comprehensibility, and quantification sufficiency.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This difference may result from Turkey's more advanced health and pharmacovigilance system than Ethiopia. Expressly, 48% of the midwives of another study declared that they had heard about the term pharmacovigilance 6 .…”

Section: Attitude/practice Of Subjectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The study did not compare the results of the midwives with those of the other professionals, so no specific data regarding the midwives could be extracted 5 . Another study collecting data from nurses and midwives (without discrimination) pointed out serious problems regarding ADR reporting 6 . As potential reporters, consumers have been evaluated in terms of KAP of pharmacovigilance in several studies, and it has been shown that patient reporting is relatively rare in most countries 7 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Analyzes of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Turkish Midwives and Puerperal Women Regarding Pharmacovigilance

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Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is the backbone of the pharmacovigilance system. However, underreporting is still a fundamental hurdle around the globe that must be resolved. To analyze Turkish midwives' and puerperal women's knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding pharmacovigilance. A cross-sectional study on midwives (n=36) and puerperal women (n=227) was carried out from September 2019 to June 2020 in a State Hospital in Turkey. Data were collected by a questionnaire and analyzed by Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and the Chi-Square tests. The knowledge level of midwives was significantly higher than that of the puerperal women. Although all midwives knew of adverse drug reactions, only half of the puerperal women had heard this. The awareness of the pharmacovigilance term was 97% and 2% in midwives and puerperal women, respectively. Similarly, 81% of the midwives were aware of the Turkish Pharmacovigilance Center (TPC), whereas only 1% of the puerperal women realized the fact. More than half of the midwives knew they could directly report ADRs to TPC. However, most did not know how they could send or report ADRs. Interestingly, only five midwives knew that congenital anomalies and congenital disabilities had been included in ADRs. Although the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Turkish midwives were significantly better than puerperal women regarding pharmacovigilance, it is apparent that both groups were insufficient to get involved in the pharmacovigilance system properly.

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confidence: 74%