KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS TOWARDS PHARMACOVIGILANCE AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, AL-RAZI UNIVERSITY - SANA`A - YEMEN

Albaser, Nabil A.; AL-Ghani, Ahmed M. S.; Thabit, Anes A. M.; Haza’a, Abdulnasser A

doi:10.21608/bfsa.2023.327334

KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS TOWARDS PHARMACOVIGILANCE AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, AL-RAZI UNIVERSITY - SANA`A - YEMEN

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana’a, Yemen

² Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana’a, Yemen

³ Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana’a, Yemen

⁴ Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana’a, Yemen

10.21608/bfsa.2023.327334

Abstract

Background: There is a serious problem with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) everywhere including Yemen. Since it helps with the detection, assessment, reporting and prevention of ADRs, pharmacovigilance (PV) is an essential part of the healthcare system. The unbiased reporting of ADRs remains the foundation of PV. Students majoring in healthcare should acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct PV in a range of clinical settings. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the understanding and attitudes of final-year Pharmacy, Nursing, and Midwifery students at Al-Razi University in Sana'a, Yemen regarding PV and ADRs reporting. Methods: The study followed descriptive cross-sectional approach. A validated, self-administered questionnaire with three parts—demographic information, knowledge, and perceptions of Pharmacovigilance was online distributed to final-year Pharmacy, Nursing, and Midwifery students. The questionnaire was given to 175 students; 122 of them responded with a percentage (69.7%). Results: The majority of respondents were male (79.5%). More than the tow-third of the students 68.9% were beyond the age of 23. Although the majority of students 80% heard about the terms of ADRs and PV, but only 50% and 57.4% of the respondents respectively, could define the both terms correctly. However, only 11.48 % of them, nevertheless, took a PV course. More than a half of them (56.6%) had a positive perceptions towards pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting and had a moderate degree of knowledge (68.9%). Conclusion: The study demonstrated that the participants lacked sufficient knowledge of pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting. They showed a moderate level of understanding of reporting ADRs as well as a favorable opinion of dealing with and reporting ADRs. Yemen's health care curriculum should include lessons on pharmacovigilance

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