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Table 3 Comparative results on Patient safety culture dimensions across Jimma zone hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Patient safety culture and associated factors: A quantitative and qualitative study of healthcare workers’ view in Jimma zone Hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia

Patient safety culture dimensions

average positive responses

P-Value

JUSH (N = 442)

SGH (N = 54)

LGH (N = 58)

AH (N = 42)

Team work with in hospital

82 %

89 %

79 %

80 %

0.038

Supervisor expectation

47 %

60 %

48 %

45 %

0.024

Organizational learning

74 %

75 %

55 %

60 %

<0.001

Mgt support for patient safety

41 %

49 %

50 %

40 %

0.021

Perception of patient safety

50 %

58 %

47 %

52 %

0.199

Feedback & communication about error

35 %

31 %

22 %

29 %

0.095

Communication openness

47 %

49 %

34 %

46 %

0.36

Frequency of event reporting

28 %

31 %

21 %

20 %

<0.001

Teamwork across hospital

57 %

69 %

65 %

66 %

0.012

Staffing

35 %

40 %

31 %

33 %

0.552

Handoffs and transitions

43 %

50 %

34 %

29 %

0.032

Non punitive response to error

23 %

28 %

30 %

17 %

0.163

  1. N sample size for each hospital, JUSH Jimma University Specialized Hospital, LGH Limu Genet Hospital, AH Agaro Hospital