ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF HEALTH WORKERS TOWARDS MEDICATION ERROR REPORTING AT KAMPALA HOSPITAL, KAMPALA DISTRICT. A CROSS –SECTIONAL STUDY.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51168/s6cnvm69Keywords:
Health worker, Attitude, Practice, Medication error, ReportingAbstract
Background
In East African Countries Medication error reporting is a common challenge that has greatly embarked on patients’ life resulting in to increased number of morbidity and mortality among patients. Thus, this study was carried out among health workers at Kampala Hospital-Kampala District with a purpose of finding out their attitude and practices towards medication error reporting.
Method
A descriptive cross- sectional research design was employed and 30 (thirty) respondents were selected using convenient sampling method. Data was collected using questionnaires then analyzed and presented in frequencies, percentages, tables and charts
Results
Majority of the respondents had positive attitude towards medication error reporting and 29 (97%) agreed that they would report these errors that are detected before reaching to the patients. To the practice, the majority of respondents 23 (77%) rarely report medication errors that are encountered, 6 (20%) report on a monthly basis which leaves a big impact on both health workers and patients’ safety.
Conclusion
In Conclusion, the researcher noted that the respondents had positive attitude towards medication error reporting. However, they lack good practice of reporting system.
Recommendation
The study, thus, recommends that there is a need to introduce national medication error reporting system in health care practice and training. This would improve on the patient(s) safety.
