Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-TANTA, L. Yesenia et al. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacovigilance in the context of COVID-19 in health professionals of the peruvian social insurance. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2022, vol.39, n.1, pp.91-97.  Epub Mar 31, 2022. ISSN 1726-4634.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2022.391.10651.

The study aimed to evaluate a group of health professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices on pharmacovigilance in the context of COVID-19 in the Peruvian Social Health Insurance (EsSalud). A descriptive secondary analysis was carried out on a database that included responses from an online survey conducted by the Institutional Referral Center for Pharmacovigilance and Technovigilance of EsSalud. Of 144 participants, 66% showed a high level of knowledge and 81.2% had a positive attitude; however, 71.5% had an inadequate level of pharmacovigilance practice. Although EsSalud professionals demonstrated a high level of knowledge and positive attitude to implement pharmacovigilance, this is not reflected in the practice of this activity during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Strategies should be implemented to integrate pharmacovigilance into healthcare activities to benefit patient safety.

Keywords : Drug Safety; Pharmacovigilance; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Healthcare Workers; COVID-19.

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