Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with proportion of medication error reporting among nurses at selected Federal Ministry of Health level hospitals, Addis Ababa 2015 (n = 397)
| Variables | Medication error reporting practice | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Crude | Adjusted | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 91 | 122 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 137 | 47 | 0.256 (0.167–0.393) | 0.273 (0.165–0.450)* |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 153 | 138 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Married | 75 | 31 | 0.458 (0.284–0.739) | 0.454 (0.251–0.821)* |
| Medication error experience | ||||
| Yes | 94 | 104 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 134 | 65 | 0.438 (0.292–0.659) | 0.445 (0.274–0.722)* |
| I made medication errors | ||||
| Yes | 170 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 58 | 24 | 0.485 (0.287–0.820) | 0.426 (0.230–0.789)* |
| Should errors be reported | ||||
| Yes | 132 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 96 | 24 | 0.228 (0.137–0.377) | 0.151 (0.082–0.277)* |
| Error reporting leads to beneficial and constructive activity | ||||
| Yes | 197 | 159 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 31 | 10 | 0.400 (0.190–0.840) | 0.881 (0.334–2.322) |
| Working area: Intensive care unit | ||||
| Yes | 39 | 24 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 8 | 23 | 4.672 (1.804–12.101) | 4.471 (0.502–13.307) |
| Religion: Protestant | ||||
| Yes | 165 | 142 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 34 | 14 | 0.478 (0.247–0.927) | 0.672 (0.296–1.525) |
*Statistically significant at P < 0.05