PHARMACOVIGILANCE: BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF THE FIRST LEVEL OF CARE

Abstract

A descriptive, cross-sectional observational study was carried out in order to determine the degree of basic knowledge about Pharmacovigilance in health professionals working in the first level health establishments of the urban area of the Municipality of Sucre - Bolivia, in the year 2019. The sample is represented by 35 first level health facilities in the urban area of the Municipality of Sucre. The present study was carried out in 2 stages. The first stage where a self-administered questionnaire was developed and in the second stage the survey was conducted; where only 76 professionals wanted to participate in the study. Two questionnaires were discarded for various reasons (incomplete information), leaving only 74 questionnaires that were included in the study. In the ethical considerations it was determined by the researchers that it was not necessary to fill out an informed consent. From the data obtained, it was observed that the basic knowledge about Pharmacovigilance of health professionals working in the first level health establishments of the urban area of the Municipality of Sucre, in 2019 is located in a medium degree.