Table 3 Distribution of two outcome variables across staff position, type of hospital, and work experience
From: Hospital survey on patient safety culture in Ethiopian public hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | *Patient safety grade, N (%) | *Number of events reported, N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excellent/very good | Poor/failing/acceptable | P value | No events | At least one event | P value | |
Staff position | ||||||
Nurses | 69(47.6% | 76(52.4%) | 0.001 | 47(32%) | 100(68%) | 0.006 |
Physicians | 18(24.3%) | 56(75.7%) | 38(53.5%) | 33(46.5%) | ||
Pharmacists | 14 (24.1%) | 44(75.9%) | 22(37.9%) | 36(62.1%) | ||
Others | 34(41.5%) | 48(58.5%) | 22(28.6%) | 55(71.4%) | ||
Type of hospital | ||||||
District | 65(38.9%) | 102 (61.1%) | 0.63 | 57(34.5%) | 108(65.5%) | 0.47 |
Teaching/referral | 70 (36.5%) | 122 (63.5%) | 72(38.3%) | 116(61.7%) | ||
Work experience | ||||||
< 1 year | 58 (40%) | 87(60%) | 0.68 | 59(40.7%) | 86(59.3%) | 0.25 |
1–5 year | 60 (35.3%) | 110 (64.7%) | 57(35.4%) | 104(64.6%) | ||
> 5 year | 17 (38.6%) | 27 (61.4%) | 13(27.7%) | 34(72.3%) | ||