Table 4 Association between participants’ place of internship program and perception of pharmacovigilance (n = 450)

I think ADR reporting is very important

Tertiary hospital

342 (79.7)

12 (100)

26 (70.3)

15.63 (0.111)

0.198 (0.111)

Specialist hospital

37 (8.6)

0

2 (5.4)

Military hospital

16 (3.7)

0

4 (10.8)

Community pharmacy

15 (3.5)

0

0

Others

18 (4.2)

0

5 (13.5)

With my present knowledge, I am prepared to report any ADR I would face

Tertiary hospital

275 (77.7)

66 (80.5)

39 (92.9)

14.72 (0.143)

0.173 (0.143)

Specialist hospital

30 (8.5)

9 (11.0)

0

Military hospital

20 (5.6)

0

0

Community pharmacy

12 (3.4)

3 (3.7)

0

Others

16 (4.5)

11 (4.9)

3 (7.1)

My internship program center strongly encourage ADR reporting

Tertiary hospital

183 (74.4)

112 (84.8)

85 (85.0)

29.77 (0.001)**

0.242 (0.001)**

Specialist hospital

25 (10.2)

10 (7.6)

4 (4.0)

Military hospital

19 (7.7)

1 (0.8)

0

Community pharmacy

5 (2.0)

3 (2.3)

7 (7.0)

Others

14 (5.7)

5 (3.8)

4 (4.00

ADR reporting is mandatory for all pharmacists

Tertiary hospital

300 (76.1)

40 (97.6)

40 (93.0)

22.38 (0.013)**

0.211 (0.013)**

Specialist hospital

39 (9.9)

0

0

Military hospital

20 (5.1)

0

0

Community pharmacy

12 (3.0)

0

3 (7.0)

Others

22 (5.6)

1 (2.4)

0

Pharmacist must advise their patients to immediately report any ADR

Tertiary hospital

356 (78.8)

2 (50.0)

22 (100)

24.0 (0.008)**

0.211 (0.008)**

Specialist hospital

39 (8.6)

0

0

Military hospital

20 (4.4)

0

0

Community pharmacy

15 (3.3)

0

0

Others

21 (4.6)

2 (50.0)

0

Pharmacist are the most important healthcare professionals to report ADR

Tertiary hospital

316 (79.4)

35 (76.1)

29 (85.3)

26.57 (0.003)**

0.229 (0.003)**

Specialist hospital

36 (9.0)

1 (2.2)

2 (5.9)

Military hospital

20 (5.0)

0

0

Community pharmacy

9 (2.3)

6 (13.0)

0

Others

16 (4.0)

4 (8.7)

3 (8.8)

I believe that information on ADR reporting is better learned after internship

Tertiary hospital

66 (88.0)

77 (72.6)

237 (79.8)

22.74 (0.012)**

0.213 (0.012)**

Specialist hospital

3 (4.0)

9 (8.5)

27 (9.1)

Military hospital

1 (1.3)

11 (10.4)

8 (2.7)

Community pharmacy

1 (1.3)

3 (2.8)

11 (3.7)

Others

3 (4.0)

6 (5.7)

14 (4.7)

Consulting colleagues and other healthcare professionals is important in ADR reporting

Tertiary hospital

335 (79.0)

29 (87.9)

16 (76.2)

73.988 (< 0.001)**

0.171 (0.153)

Specialist hospital

37 (8.7)

0

2 (9.5)

Military hospital

19 (4.5)

1 (3.0)

0

Community pharmacy

12 (2.8)

3 (9.1)

0

Others

20 (4.7)

0

3 (14.3)