Characteristics | Number (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 509 (50.9) |
 Female | 491 (49.1) |
Age | |
 mean ± SDa | 44.4 ± 13.3 |
 Under 40 years | 380 (38.0) |
 40–65 years | 532 (53.2) |
 Over 65 years | 88 (8.8) |
Residential area | |
 Metropolitan | 450 (45.0) |
 Rural | 550 (55.0) |
Level of education | |
 Middle school or below | 28 (2.8) |
 High school graduate | 227 (22.7) |
 College or above | 745 (74.5) |
Average monthly incomeb | |
 1st quintile (highest) | 77 (7.7) |
 2nd quintile | 199 (19.9) |
 3rd quintile | 258 (25.8) |
 4th quintile | 223 (22.3) |
 5th quintile (lowest) | 243 (24.3) |
Continuous medication over 3 months | 795 (79.5) |
Ever used one or more medications within the recent year | 866 (86.6) |
Having healthcare professional family members or relatives | 258 (25.8) |
Experiences related to ADRs | |
 Experience of concerns about the occurrence of ADRs | 642 (64.2) |
 Experience of seeking drug safety information | 581 (58.1) |
 Experience of reading insert paper thoroughly | 432 (43.2) |
 Experience with ADRs | 536 (53.6) |
 Experience of request to healthcare professionals for counselling in drug safety | 839 (83.9) |
Experience of spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting | 34 (3.4) |
Intent to report adverse drug reaction | 592 (59.2) |