| dc.contributor.author | Lubwama, Bernard | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-26T08:35:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-26T08:35:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lubwama, B. (2015). Factors affecting clinicians’ reporting of adverse drug reactions in Makindye Division, Kampala. (Unpublished master's dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/14443 | |
| dc.description | A research thesis submitted to School of Public Health in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Master’s Degree in Public Health of Makerere University, Kampala. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) contribute significantly to the global health burden with their prevalence estimated to be 6.5% globally .The hospital setting is the best opportunity for monitoring the trends and changes associated with their ADRs, an
arrangement highly dependent on clinicians’ ADRs reporting capabilities. The global burden of ADRs is estimated to be 6.5% as well as causing up to 7.9% of hospital admissions. A system was set up in Uganda to monitor the profile of ADRs. The efficiency
of this system is influenced by various factors including clinicians’ ADR reporting behavior. This study assessed the factors influencing reporting of ADRs among clinicians in health facilities of Makindye Division, Kampala.
Methodology: This was a cross sectional study. Respondent clinicians (359) were randomly selected from 31 health units and interviewed using a structured questionnaire to identify the factors influencing reporting of ADRs. Data was entered into and analyzed using SPSS software version 17.
Results: The majority of respondents (74.7%) had never reported an ADR to the National Pharmacovigilance Center (NPC). The key factors associated with reporting an ADR were the clinician being aware of the existing ADR reporting system in Uganda (OR 68.011, 95% CI 6.855 – 674.799) and availability of an ADR reporting system at the clinician’s unit of practice (OR 63.463, 95% CI 14.606 – 275.751). The main reasons for not reporting an ADR included not knowing how to report the ADRs (OR 4.224, 95% CI 1.484 – 12.023) and the clinicians’ concerns that the report could be used in a legal case for damages by the patient (OR 4.972, OR 1.495 – 16.530).
Conclusion: The factors affecting clinicians’ ability to report ADRs were awareness that the ADR reporting and monitoring system in Uganda exists, reporting ADRs through a system at their unit of practice and concern that the ADR report could be used in a legal case for damages by the patient. Therefore, to improve reporting, there is need to improve awareness about the existence of the ADR reporting system among clinicians especially GPs and encouraging health facilities to set up ADR reporting systems at these units | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adverse drug reactions | en_US |
| dc.subject | ADR | en_US |
| dc.subject | Clinicians | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pharmacovigilance | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors affecting clinicians’ reporting of adverse drug reactions in Makindye Division, Kampala | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
