2022
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001085
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The status and the factors that influence patient safety in health care institutions in Africa: A systematic review

Abstract: Poor patient safety practices may result in disability, injury, poor prognosis, or even death and are primarily associated with a common concern in Africa. This study synthesized the factors influencing the maintenance of patient safety in Africa’s healthcare institutions. There was an in-depth search in PubMed Central, CINAHL, Cochrane library, web of science, and Embase using the PICO framework. The search results were filtered for Africa and from 2011 to September 2021 to yield 9,656 titles after duplicates… Show more

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“…Another study by Lee and Kim 27 found that nurses emphasised the need for transparent communication, accountability and learning from incidents to improve patient safety. The study by Konlan and Shin 28 identified attributes that were associated with patient safety, such as participation in a patient safety programme, reporting of adverse events, communication openness, teamwork within the hospital, organisational learning and exchange of feedback about the error.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another study by Lee and Kim 27 found that nurses emphasised the need for transparent communication, accountability and learning from incidents to improve patient safety. The study by Konlan and Shin 28 identified attributes that were associated with patient safety, such as participation in a patient safety programme, reporting of adverse events, communication openness, teamwork within the hospital, organisational learning and exchange of feedback about the error.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patient safety affected by level of education, professional category, participation in a patient safety program, reporting of adverse events, organizational learning, physical space environment. Enhancing patient safety culture is deeply required to reduce the medical errors [23]. 18-Infection Control Risk Assessment and Preventive Measures Toolkit for Hospitals Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance (ICRA), provides essential guidelines for managing infection risks during hospital construction, renovation, and maintenance.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12 However, this study had some limitations, that is, >80% of the participants were aged >50 years, 62% were illiterate, and 90% had a poor income status. 12 Aging and low socioeconomic status might have led to poor health literacy about HTN management, 28 leading to underestimation of the prevalence of exercise habits. 25 Further studies are required to examine the prevalence of exercise habits for HTN management in low-and middle-income countries as well as high-income countries.…”
Section: Ta B L E 1 (Continued)mentioning
confidence: 99%