Open AccessA STUDY TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE AMONGST SECOND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS OF A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NORTH MAHARASHTRA.
Author(s) -
Smita Avhad,
Jeetendra Singh,
Sakshi Mishra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i2.940
Subject(s) - pharmacovigilance , curriculum , medicine , observational study , medical education , tertiary care , health care , adverse drug reaction , family medicine , adverse effect , psychology , pharmacology , political science , drug , pedagogy , pathology , law
Pharmacovigilance (PV) plays a vital role in the healthcare system through assessment, monitoring and discovery of interactions amongst drugs and their effects in human. Medicines do come with their respective adverse effects. Therefore it is imperative to do Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) monitoring while they are being marketed. PV is a part of the second MBBS curriculum, but often given less importance by the students. If this Knowledge Attitude & Practice of PV can be made effective during the MBBS course itself, it may make the students better aware about ADR monitoring.
Aims & Objective: Our purpose was to find out the knowledge, attitude & practices amongst the second year medical students in a tertiary care hospital in North Maharashtra.
Methods: This was an observational based study which had predesigned questions. After seeking the approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, questionnaire was given to second year students of a tertiary care hospital in north Maharashtra. MS Excel was used for data analysis.
Results: The overall response rate was 76%. 30% answered knowledge question correctly whereas 70% answered the attitude questions correctly. Only 4 % had reported an ADR and majority felt that busy duty hours and fear of legal action was the reason for underreporting.
Conclusion: Our study revealed that in spite of PV being part of 2nd year MBBS, it still needs more emphasis and attention. The student feedback regarding ADR after they visit wards may help in improving the general awareness.
Keywords: Pharmacovigilance, Knowledge, Attitude, ADR.