Prevalence of intravenous medication administration errors: a cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Table 1 Age and sex distribution of patients (N=134)

Variables	Frequency (%)
Sex
Male	76 (56.7)
Female	58 (43.3)
Age (years)
18–39	28 (20.9)
49–59	58 (43.3)
60–79	33 (24.6)
80–101	15 (11.2)

Table 2 Characteristics and IV medication usage of patients

Variables	Frequency (%)
Admission ward
Medical ward	73 (4.5)
Surgical ward	35 (26.1)
Gynecology ward	26 (19.4)
Regimen taken
Simple	68 (50.7)
Complex	66 (49.3)
Number of drugs
Two drugs	67 (50.0)
Three drugs	43 (32.1)
Four drugs	17 (12.7)
Five drugs	7 (5.2)

Abbreviation: IV, intravenous.

Table 3 Comorbidities

Comorbidities	Frequency (%)
DM	5 (3.7)
HIV/AIDS	4 (3)
TB	9 (6.7)
Cardiac disease	11 (8.2)
Hypertension	2 (1.5)
Cancer	10 (7.5)
Renal and liver disease	12 (9)
Infection and abscess	37 (27.6)
Accident	5 (3.7)
Others	39 (29.1)

Abbreviations: AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; DM, diabetes mellitus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; TB, tuberculosis.

Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis of different variables with IV medication administration error in medical, surgical and gynecology wards of ARH from March to April 2015

Variables	Medication administration errors		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Age categories (years)
18–39	12 (42.9)	16 (57.1)	1	1
40–59	12 (20.7)	46 (79.3)	2.875 (1.077–7.674)	4.501 (0.300–15.578)
60–79	12 (36.4)	21 (63.6)	1.312 (0.47–3.681)	2.166 (1.533–8.799)
80–101	6 (40.0)	9 (60.0)	1.125 (1.02–4.029)	1.52 (1.198–5.584)

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; ARH, Ayder Referral Hospital; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude odds ratio; IV, intravenous.