Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding pharmacovigilance among hospital pharmacists in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacovigilance is essential for ensuring patient safety, and hospital pharmacists play a key role in this system. However, their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) remain understudied in China.

Objectives

To evaluate the KAP of hospital pharmacists toward pharmacovigilance in China.

Design

Nationwide, cross-sectional study.

Methods

This study evaluated the KAP of 9724 hospital pharmacists from 2145 hospitals across all 31 provinces of mainland China using a structured questionnaire and a multi-stage sampling approach. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the KAP of the participants, and multivariable logistic regression was applied to explore the influencing factors of high KAP performance.

Results

The proportions of respond

SUBMITTER: Cheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12504845 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature