Table 1.

Sociodemographic and individual characteristics of study participants (n=388)

	Category	n	Proportion
Participants at each hospital	NRH	128	33%
	WURH	123	31.7%
	GAGH	56	14.4%
	APH	51	13.1%
	SPH	30	7.7%
Sex	Male	238	61.3%
	Female	150	38.7%
Age, years	≤29	212	54.6%
	30–44	159	41%
	≥45	17	4.4%
Marital status	Single	150	38.7%
	Married	233	60%
	Divorced/widowed	5	1.3%
Monthly salary, US$	≤185	153	39.4%
	186−370	201	51.8%
	≥371USD	34	8.8%
Education	BSc	256	66%
	Medical doctor	64	16.5%
	Diploma	58	14.9%
	MSc	10	2.6%
Hours worked per week	40–59	200	51.5%
	60–79	132	34%
	≥80 hours	56	14.4%
Participants by type of hospital	Primary	81	20.9%
	General	56	14.4%
	Referral/specialized	251	64.7%
Professional category	Nurse	171	44.1%
	Physician	64	16.5%
	Laboratory technologist	42	10.8%
	Pharmacist/druggist	39	10.1%
	Midwife	37	9.5%
	Othersb	35	9%
Working unit	Medicine	46	11.9%
	Surgery	42	10.8%
	Laboratory	41	10.6%
	Pharmacy	37	9.5%
	Emergency	35	9%
	Pediatrics	33	8.5%
	ICU	28	7.2%
	Midwives/delivery	25	6.4%
	Gynecology/obstetrics	24	6.2%
	OR	21	5.4%
	Anesthesia	20	5.2%
	Dental and eye clinic	10	2.6%
	Radiology	9	2.3%
	Othera	17	4.4%
Experience at current hospital	<1 year	43	11.1%
	1−5 years	258	66.5%
	6−0 years	57	14.7%
	>10 years	30	7.7%
Experience in current department/unit	<1 year	52	13.4%
	1−5 years	257	66.2%
	6−10 years	58	14.9%
	>10 years	21	5.4%
Direct contact with patients	Yes	309	79.6%
	No	79	20.4%
Received patient-safety training	Yes	153	39.4%
	No	235	60.6%
Participation in patient-safety program	At least once per year	95	24.5%
	Never	293	75.5%

Notes: ^aBiomedical engineering and environmental health; ^banesthetists, radiology technologist/technician, emergency surgical officers, biomedical engineers, ophthalmic nurses, and dentist.

Abbreviations: WURH, Wollega University Referral Hospital; NRH, Nekemte Referral Hospital; GAGH, Gidda Ayana General Hospital; APH, Arjo Primary Hospital; SPH, Sire Primary Hospital; OR, operation room; ICU, intensive-care unit.