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Table 4 Correlations with the total score and inter-correlation of the 12 dimensions

From: Hospital survey on patient safety culture in Ethiopian public hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Dimensions

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Total

 1. Teamwork within units

1

           

0.57**

 2. Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting patient safety

0.13*

1

          

0.38**

 3. Organizational learning–continuous improvement

0.58**

0.11*

1

         

0.52**

 4. Management support for patient safety

0.29**

0.15**

0.31**

1

        

0.59**

 5. Feedback and communication about error

0.43**

0.13*

0.44**

0.31**

1

       

0.68**

 6. Frequency of events reported

0.26**

0.10*

0.28**

0.30**

0.53**

1

      

0.57**

 7. Overall perceptions of patient safety

0.08

0.05

0.05

0.08

0.12*

0.05

1

     

0.32**

 8. Communication openness

0.31**

0.12*

0.25**

0.33**

0.52**

0.34**

0.13*

1

    

0.63**

 9. Teamwork across units

0.35**

0.18**

0.34**

0.48**

0.34**

0.24**

0.13**

0.32**

1

   

0.66**

 10. Staffing

−0.15**

0.08

−0.30**

0.005

−0.10**

−0.07

0.07

0.03

−0.03

1

  

0.09

 11. Handoffs and transitions

−0.04

0.17**

−0.01

0.08

0.06

0.10*

0.09

0.16**

0.24**

0.06

1

 

0.40**

 12. Non-punitive response to error

−0.22**

0.11*

−0.25**

−0.10*

−0.11*

−0.15**

0.08

−0.11*

−0.03

0.15**

0.20**

1

0.06

  1. *Correlation is significant at P value less than 0.05
  2. **Correlation is significant at P value less than 0.01