Incidence and determinants of medication errors and adverse drug events among hospitalized children in West Ethiopia

Medication errors cause a large number of adverse drug events with negative patient health outcomes and are a major public-health burden contributing to 18.7-56 % of all adverse drug events among hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and determinants of medication...

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Published in:BMC pediatrics 2016-07, Vol.16 (1), p.81-81, Article 81
Main Authors: Dedefo, Mohammed Gebre, Mitike, Abraham Haileamlak, Angamo, Mulugeta Tarekegn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adverse and side effects
Caregivers
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Data collection
Drug dosages
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - epidemiology
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - etiology
Drugs
Editing
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Family physicians
Female
Health aspects
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Logistic Models
Male
Management
Medical errors
Medical personnel
Medication Errors - adverse effects
Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics
Physicians
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Studies
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Summary:Medication errors cause a large number of adverse drug events with negative patient health outcomes and are a major public-health burden contributing to 18.7-56 % of all adverse drug events among hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and determinants of medication errors and adverse drug events among hospitalized children. A prospective observational study was conducted among hospitalized children in the pediatrics ward of Nekemte Referral Hospital from February 24 to March 28, 2014. Data were collected by using checklist guided observation and review of medication order sheets, medication administration records, and other medical charts of the patients. To identify the independent predictors of medication errors and adverse drug events, backward logistic regression analysis was used. Statistical significance was considered at p-value
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/s12887-016-0619-5