Patient safety attitudes of pharmacy students in an Ethiopian university: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Tegegn HG, Abebe TB, Ayalew MB, Bhagavathula AS
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, Vol Volume 9, Pp 19-24 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-1365
Popis: Henok Getachew Tegegn, Tamrat Befekadu Abebe, Mohammed Biset Ayalew, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Introduction: Patient safety is a major health care concern and is being included in an undergraduate curriculum as it plays a major role in lessening harm. Therefore, we aim to assess the attitude of pharmacy students toward patient safety.Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire containing 21 items was conducted at the University of Gondar among fourth and fifth year students. Data analysis was performed to calculate mean, standard deviation, percentages, and logistic regressions using SPSS software version 22 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). Statistical significance was set at P
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