Research Article
Nurses’ Refusal to Report Medication Administration Errors in a Ghanaian Municipality: Uncovering the Barriers with a Quantitative Approach
Table 5
Sociodemographic characteristics affecting the reporting of medication administration errors among the nurses.
| | Characteristics | Yes | No | value |
| | Age | | | <0.001 | | 20–30 years | 66 (44.0%) | 24 (16.0%) | | | 31–41 years | 21 (14.0%) | 28 (18.7%) | | | 42–52 years | 4 (2.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | | | 53 and above | — | 5 (3.3%) | | | Gender | | | 0.571 | | Male | 27 (18.0%) | 15 (10.0%) | | | Female | 64 (42.7%) | 44 (29.3%) | | | Religion | | | 0.181 | | Christians | 76 (50.7%) | 44 (29.3%) | | | Islam | 15 (10.0%) | 15 (10.0%) | | | Marital status | | | | | Single | 60 (40.0%) | 24 (16.0%) | | | Married | 29 (19.3%) | 30 (20.0%) | | | Divorced | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (2.0%) | | | Others | — | 2 (1.3%) | | | Years of practicing | | | | | Less than 1 year | 37 (24.7%) | 13 (8.7%) | | | 1–5 years | 34 (22.7%) | 27 (18.0%) | | | 6–10 years | 17 (11.3%) | 15 (10.0%) | | | 11–15 years | 3 (2.0%) | — | | | Above 15 years | — | 4 (2.7%) | | | Level of education | | | 0.868 | | Health assistant certificate | 20 (13.3%) | 16 (10.7%) | | | Diploma | 38 (25.3%) | 20 (13.3%) | | | Postdiploma | 9 (6.0%) | 6 (4.0%) | | | First degree | 21 (14.0%) | 14 (9.3%) | | | Master degree | 3 (2.0%) | 3 (2.0%) | | | Professional rank | | | | | Enrolled nurse | 18 (12.0%) | 10 (6.7%) | | | Senior enrolled nurse | 9 (6.0%) | 11 (7.3%) | | | Principal enrolled nurse | 3 (2.0%) | 4 (2.7%) | | | Staff nurse | 25 (16.7%) | 13 (8.7%) | | | Senior staff nurse | 13 (8.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | | | Nursing officer | 17 (11.3%) | 7 (4.7%) | | | Senior nursing officer | 4 (2.7%) | 6 (4.0%) | | | Principal nursing officer | 2 (1.3%) | 6 (4.0%) | |
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Asterisk values only indicate the level of significant difference between the variables.
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