Table 4.
Factors influencing medical error reporting
| Knowledge, Attitude & Perceptions | ||||
| Reporting medical errors is a medical obligation | Entebbe N, (%) |
Kisubi N, (%) |
Total N, (%) |
|
| Nurse | Yes | 11, (28.20) | 18, (69.20) | 29, (44.60) |
| No | 12, (30.80) | 8, (30.80) | 20, (30.80) | |
| No response | 16, (41.00) | 0, (0.00) | 16, (24.60) | |
| Physician | Yes | 3, (42.90) | 4, (80.00) | 7, (58.30) |
| No | 3, (42.90) | 1, (20.00) | 4, (33.30) | |
| No response | 1, (14.30) | 0, (0.00) | 1, (8.30) | |
| Knows how to report a medical error | ||||
| Nurse | Yes | 12, (30.80) | 11, (42.3) | 23, (35.40) |
| No | 27, (69.20) | 15, (57.70) | 42, (64.60) | |
| physician | Yes | 5, (71.40) | 3, (60.00) | 8, (66.70) |
| No | 2, (28.60) | 2, (40.00) | 4, (33.30) | |
| If ever responsible for an error reported it himself/herself | ||||
| Nurse | Yes | 7, (17.90) | 6, (23.10) | 13, (20.00) |
| No | 28, (71.80) | 14,(53.80) | 42, (64.60) | |
| No response | 4, (10.30) | 6, (23.10) | 10, (15.40) | |
| Physician | Yes | 3, (42.90) | 1, (20.00) | 4, (33.30) |
| No | 2, (28.60) | 4, (80.00) | 6, (50.00) | |
| No response | 2, (28.60) | 0, (0.00) | 2, (16.70) | |
| The law protects a health worker who reports a medical error | ||||
| Nurse | Yes | 5, (12.80) | 10, (38.50) | 15, (23.10) |
| No | 34, (87.20) | 16, (61.50) | 50, (76.90) | |
| Physician | No | 7, (100.00) | 5, (100.00) | 12, (100.00) |
| Explanation of whether the law protects a health worker | ||||
| Nurse | Cannot be arrested | 3, (7.70) | 4, (15.40) | 7, (10.80) |
| Can be arrested | 8, (20.50) | 3, (11.50) | 11, (16.90) | |
| Be prosecuted | 20, (51.30) | 11, (42.30) | 31, (47.70) | |
| No action | 3, (7.70) | 2, (7.70) | 5, (7.70) | |
| Some form of action | 5, (12.800 | 6, (23.10) | 11, (16.90) | |
| Physician | Can be arrested | 2, (28.60) | 1, (20.00) | 3, (25.00) |
| Be prosecuted | 2, (28.60) | 3, (60.00) | 5, (41.70) | |
| Some form of action can be taken | 3, (42.90) | 1, (20.00) | 4, (33.30) | |