Waqas Sami
Department of Biostatistics, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Pharmacovigilance Knowledge and Attitude of Health Professionals: A Preand Post-intervention Study
Author(s): Tayseer Elsadig Albadawi, Tarig Mohamed Hassan, Tarig Mohamed Hassan, Elsadig Yousif Mohamed*, Sawsan Mustafa Abdalla and Waqas Sami
Objective: The objective of the current study was to evaluate healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitude towards pharmacovigilance in Ribat University Hospital, Sudan. Methods: This was a pre and post-intervention study conducted at the National Ribat University Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. The sample size was calculated as 98. The phases of the study were as follow: Pre- intervention phase: Knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards Pharmacovigilance were assessed by using a pre-tested questionnaire after obtaining ethics approval and a written informed consent. Intervention phase: The health professionals were divided into four subgroups. Each group had the same number and categories of the sample. Each subgroup received structured information about Pharmacovigilance by either lecture sessio.. Read More»