Assessment of patient safety culture among paramedical personnel at general and district hospitals, Fayoum Governorate, Egypt

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Table 1 Basic characteristics of paramedical participants at Fayoum General Hospital and other selected district hospitals, 2018 (n = 479)

Category	Number	Percentage
Age in years
< 25	55	11.5
25–34	114	23.8
35–44	113	23.6
45–54	139	29.0
≥ 55	58	21.1
Gender
Male	237	49.5
Female	242	50.5
Job title
Nurse	308	64.3
Technician	112	23.4
Pharmacist	59	12.3
Workplace
Outpatients	251	52.4
Inpatients	62	12.9
Others	166	34.7
Years of work experience
1–5 years	67	14.0
6–10 years	214	44.7
11–15 years	83	17.3
> 15 years	115	24.0
Direct contact with the patient
Yes	335	69.9
No	144	30.1
Number of reported events in the last 12 months
No reports	58	12.1
1–2 events	212	44.3
3–5 events reported	154	32.2
6–10 events reported	49	10.2
11–20 events reported	6	1.2