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Table 3 Circumstances that make it difficult to report ACT therapeutic ineffectiveness among 348 healthcare professionals, Uganda, 2018

From: Pharmacovigilance of suspected or confirmed therapeutic ineffectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapy: extent, associated factors, challenges and solutions to reporting

Circumstance

Frequency

Percentage

No feedback from/follow-up of treated patients

93

22

No reporting procedures available

85

20

No reporting forms/registers/tools available thus poor documentation

68

16

Don’t know where to report

44

10

Patient overload/lack of time to report

38

9

No contact/focal persons for reporting

18

4

Poor feedback to reporters/no action is taken after reporting

18

4

No sensitization/continuing medical education

18

4

No laboratory testing/no proper patient evaluation prior treatment

13

3

Lack of motivation

5

1

Other

21

5

Total

421

100

  1. ACT: Artemisinin-based combination therapy