Table 2.

Percentage of students’ self-reported level of knowledge on patient safety

Items	Students (n)*	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor	Very Poor
The number of preventable adverse events reported each year by the Ministry of Health	Medical interns	3.80	6.90	33.10	52.30	3.80
	Midwives	3.50	47.10	34.10	14.10	1.20
	Health officers	5.10	44.90	26.90	15.40	7.70
	Nurses	17.80	42.20	15.60	24.40	00
The number of preventable adverse events each year reported by international bodies	Medical interns	3.80	10.00	28.50	53.80	3.80
	Midwives	5.90	29.40	35.30	27.10	2.40
	Health officers	5.10	33.30	29.50	28.20	3.80
	Nurses	15.60	26.70	42.20	15.60	00
The estimate of the percentage of hospitalizations with adverse events	Medical interns	1.50	5.40	61.50	30.00	1.50
	Midwives	3.50	29.40	45.90	20.00	1.20
	Health officers	6.40	21.80	39.70	26.90	5.10
	Nurses	13.30	24.40	33.30	26.70	2.20
Characteristics of a successful error reporting system	Medical interns	1.50	12.30	43.80	39.20	3.10
	Midwives	3.50	15.30	29.40	42.40	9.40
	Health officers	3.80	15.40	35.90	32.10	12.80
	Nurses	15.60	11.10	17.80	48.90	6.70
Dentition/Collection of latent/underlying factors of errors	Medical interns	4.60	7.70	51.50	35.40	0.80
	Midwives	1.20	28.20	35.30	29.40	5.90
	Health officers	2.60	16.70	37.20	32.10	11.50
	Nurses	17.80	15.60	28.90	35.60	2.20
You are generally well informed on “patient safety”	Medical interns	3.80	23.80	63.80	3.10	5.40
	Midwives	18.80	42.40	24.70	9.40	4.70
	Health officers	15.40	33.30	21.80	20.50	9.00
	Nurses	24.40	40.00	17.80	15.60	2.20

*Medical interns=130, Midwives=85, Health officers=78, and Nurses=45