Table 4

Demographic predictors of number of medication errors reported

VariablesAdjusted OR (95% CI)†Wald statistics (df)p Value
Age
Total work experience (years)0.870 (0.777 to 0.975)5.714 (1)0.017*
Work experience in current institution
Gender
Institution
 Hospital8.902 (3.082 to 25.709)16.322 (1)<0.001*
 Health clinic1.00
Working unit
 Outpatient and ambulatory
 Inpatient and clinical
 Others
  • *Statistically significant at p<0.05.

  • †Multiple logistic regression.

  • df, degree of freedom.