Table 3.

The level of adherence to the six rights of medication administration, a direct observational survey in tertiary hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 225 doses)

No.	Variable	Response	Frequency (n = 225)	Percentage (100%)
1	Wash hands/ hand rub before the procedure	Yes	54	24.0
		No	171	76.0
2	Wear/ change glove	Yes	131	58.2
		No	94	41.8
3	Give medication to the right patient	Yes	191	84.9
		No	34	15.1
4	Administer the right medication	Yes	188	83.6
		No	37	16.4
5	Administer the right dose	Yes	173	76.9
		No	52	23.1
6	Administer through right route	Yes	193	85.8
		No	32	14.2
7	Administer medication at the right time	Yes	147	65.3
		No	78	34.7
8	Document necessary information	Yes	108	48
		No	117	52
9	Distractors	Yes	60	26.7
		No	165	73.3