Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 84-88
A Questionnaire Based Study on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacovigilance among the Medical Officers Working in Peripheral Areas of Ajmer District, Rajasthan (India)
Suman Kanwar1, Sunil Kumar Mathur2, Deepshikha Yadav3
1Assistant professor, 2Professor &Head, 3Senior Demonstrator,
Department of Pharmacology, J.L.N.Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Corresponding Author: Deepshikha Yadav
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Medical officers are an integral part of the Indian Primary health Care services. . The aim of this study was to investigate the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical officers working at Remote and Rural area about Pharmacovigilance and to suggest possible ways of improving spontaneous reporting.
Materials and Methods: It was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. The study participants consisted of 126 Medical officers working at various Remote and rural government sector hospital in Ajmer district, Rajasthan. One hundred one (101) Medical officers who gave written informed consent were included in the study. The data was analyzed by using the SPSS statistical software, version 16
Results: The response rate was 80.15 %.Medical officers had satisfactory knowledge of purpose of Pharmacovigilance and who can report an ADR. While less known facts about existence of national PvPI programme of India.The participants attitude was positive towards Pharmacovigilance. 87 % of the participants thought that reporting an ADR should be professional obligation and should be taught to all Health care professionals (92.5%).
The major factors found to be responsible for underreporting of ADR include fear factor, insufficient training to identify ADRs , lack of time and lack of awareness about existence of Pharmacovigilance program.
Conclusion: These gaps need to be filled by improved training in Pharmacovigilance Spontaneous ADR reporting can further be improved by carrying out regular workshops, CMEs, training and periodic awareness programme to provide them guidance and encouraged them to report ADRs in the future
Keywords: Pharmacovigilance, Medical officers, ADRs, PvPI