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Article

Patient Safety Culture and Its Associated Factors: A Situational Analysis among Nurses in Katsina Public Hospitals, Northwest Nigeria

by
Musa Sani Kaware
1,2,
Mohd Ismail Ibrahim
1,*,
Mohd Nazri Shafei
1,
Suhaily Mohd Hairon
1 and
Abduljaleel Umar Abdullahi
2
1
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
2
Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina 820101, Katsina State, Nigeria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3305; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063305
Submission received: 17 January 2022 / Revised: 8 March 2022 / Accepted: 9 March 2022 / Published: 11 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences & Services)
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Abstract

Background: Patient safety involves identifying, assessing, and managing patient-related risks and occurrences to improve patient care and reduce patient harm. In Nigeria, there is a lack of studies on patient safety culture, especially in the northern part of the country. This study aimed to determine the levels and factors that contribute to nurses’ negative perceptions of patient safety culture in public health facilities. Methodology: A total of 460 nurses were surveyed across 21 secondary health facilities using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, and the response rate was 93.5%. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that 59.8% of the respondents were female, and 42.6% were within the age range of 30–39 years old. Most of them (48.3%) had spent 1–5 years working in the hospital. Three out of 12 composite measures had higher negative responses (staffing—30.5%, non-punitive response to error—42.8%, and frequency of events reported—43.1%). A multiple logistic regression analysis affirmed that all three variables, in addition to organizational learning, were significant associated with overall negative perceptions of patient safety culture, with 3.15, 1.84, 2.26, and 2.39 odds ratios, respectively. Conclusion: The results revealed that four critical areas of patient safety required improvement; therefore, intervention is recommended to minimize unnecessary patient harm and medical expenses.
Keywords: patient safety culture; situational analysis; nurses; public hospitals; medical errors patient safety culture; situational analysis; nurses; public hospitals; medical errors

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Kaware, M.S.; Ibrahim, M.I.; Shafei, M.N.; Mohd Hairon, S.; Abdullahi, A.U. Patient Safety Culture and Its Associated Factors: A Situational Analysis among Nurses in Katsina Public Hospitals, Northwest Nigeria. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3305. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063305

AMA Style

Kaware MS, Ibrahim MI, Shafei MN, Mohd Hairon S, Abdullahi AU. Patient Safety Culture and Its Associated Factors: A Situational Analysis among Nurses in Katsina Public Hospitals, Northwest Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3305. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063305

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kaware, Musa Sani, Mohd Ismail Ibrahim, Mohd Nazri Shafei, Suhaily Mohd Hairon, and Abduljaleel Umar Abdullahi. 2022. "Patient Safety Culture and Its Associated Factors: A Situational Analysis among Nurses in Katsina Public Hospitals, Northwest Nigeria" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 6: 3305. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063305

APA Style

Kaware, M. S., Ibrahim, M. I., Shafei, M. N., Mohd Hairon, S., & Abdullahi, A. U. (2022). Patient Safety Culture and Its Associated Factors: A Situational Analysis among Nurses in Katsina Public Hospitals, Northwest Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3305. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063305

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