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Table 5 Reasons for not reporting ADRs among nurses

From: Assessment of knowledge, practices, and barriers to pharmacovigilance among nurses at a teaching hospital, Ghana: a cross‑sectional study

Reasons for not reporting ADRs

Frequency

Percentage (%)

I did not know I was supposed to report

8

28.5%

The reporting form was not available

5

17.9%

I do not know the reporting procedure

8

28.5%

I did not consider it important/serious

0

0.00%

I considered it “normal because it is a common reaction with that medicine

7

25%

To maintain clients’ confidentiality

0

0.00