Clinical Incidents Reporting Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Shoa, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Tags : Amhara RegionClinical Incident ReportingCross-Sectional StudyDebre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized HospitalEthiopiaHealth ProfessionalsHealth Systems StrengtheningHealthcare QualityHospital Safety CultureNorth ShoaOriginal ResearchPatient SafetyQuality ImprovementReporting PracticesRisk ManagementThe Operating Room GlobalThe Operating Room Global JournalTORGJ
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.64573/torgj2511002
Authors: Nigussise Tefera Habiteyohannis1,4*, Muluken Tessema Aemiro2, Esubalew Tesfahun2, Sewnet Getaye Workie3
| 1Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialised Hospital, Debre Berhan, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. 2Department of Health informatics, School of Public Health, Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. 3Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. 4The Operating Room Global (TORG). |
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- APA (7th edition): Habiteyohannis, N. T., Aemiro, M. T., Tesfahun, E., & Workie, S. G. (2025, December 22). Clinical incidents reporting practice and associated factors among health professionals in Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Shoa, Amhara, Ethiopia. The Operating Room Global Journal (TORGJ), 1(2). https://doi.org/10.64573/torgj2511002
- Harvard: Habiteyohannis, N.T., Aemiro, M.T., Tesfahun, E. and Workie, S.G., 2025. Clinical incidents reporting practice and associated factors among health professionals in Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Shoa, Amhara, Ethiopia. The Operating Room Global Journal (TORGJ), 1(2). Published 22 December. Available at: https://doi.org/10.64573/torgj2511002
- Vancouver: Habiteyohannis NT, Aemiro MT, Tesfahun E, Workie SG. Clinical incidents reporting practice and associated factors among health professionals in Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Shoa, Amhara, Ethiopia. The Operating Room Global Journal (TORGJ). 2025 Dec 22;1(2). https://doi.org/10.64573/torgj2511002
- MLA (9th edition): Habiteyohannis, Nigussise Tefera, et al. “Clinical Incidents Reporting Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Shoa, Amhara, Ethiopia.” The Operating Room Global Journal (TORGJ), vol. 1, no. 2, 22 Dec. 2025, https://doi.org/10.64573/torgj2511002
- Chicago (Author–Date): Habiteyohannis, Nigussise Tefera, Muluken Tessema Aemiro, Esubalew Tesfahun, and Sewnet Getaye Workie. 2025. “Clinical Incidents Reporting Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North Shoa, Amhara, Ethiopia.” The Operating Room Global Journal (TORGJ) 1 (2), December 22. https://doi.org/10.64573/torgj2511002
*Corresponding Author:
Nigussie Tefera Habiteyohannis
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Authors’ Contribution:
All authors participated in proposal development, data collection, data entry and analysis, results write-up and interpretation, and manuscript preparation. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict of Interest:
No conflict of interest.
Funding:
No funding received by the authors.
| Article History: |
| Received: 16-11-2025 Accepted: 20-12-2025 |
| Available Online: 22-12-2025 |
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| ABSTRACT |
| Background: Clinical incident reporting is crucial means of the continuous learning system in improving patient safety. The patient safety incident reporting system is low and has not fully adhered to standard guidelines, particularly in the study area. The study assessed clinical incident reporting practice and associated factors among health care professionals in the area. Methods and materials: A facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted, and study units were selected using the systematic random sampling technique. Statistical Package for Social Science version 21 was used for data analysis. Result: Around 240 healthcare workers participated in the study with a 100% response rate. The prevalence of incident reporting practice was 16% (with 95% CI (12%, 21%)). Work experience (AOR=1.15, with 95% CI (1.06, 1.26)), orientation about clinical incidents (AOR=0.09, with 95% CI (0.01, 0.56)), incident monitoring and evaluation (AOR=0.09, with 95% CI (0.01, 0.69)), and uncertainties on organizational plan about the consequence of reported clinical incident (AOR=12.9, with 95% CI (2.88, 57.99)) were found to be significant predictors of incident reporting practice among health care professionals in the study area. Conclusion: The study revealed low incident reporting practice in the area. Integrating structure with the process for a better patient safety incident outcome is vital. Keywords: Patient Safety, Incident Reporting, Healthcare Professionals, Safety Culture, Quality Improvement |
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