Prevalence of medication administration errors and its determinants among nurses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wudu, Muluken Amare; Bayked, Ewunetie Mekashaw; Bekalu, Yemane Eshetu; Birhanu, Tarikua Afework

doi:10.1186/s12912-025-03186-7

Table 1 Characteristics of individual studies in Ethiopia, 2024 (N = 18)

From: Prevalence of medication administration errors and its determinants among nurses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors & publication year	Regions	Study setting	Level of hospital	Study design	Working unit	Data collection method	Sample Size	Event	Quality
Agalu et al., 2012 [21]	Oromia	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	Adult, pediatrics, and neonatal ICU	Observation & chart review	200	28	Moderate risk
Negash et al., 2013 [22]	Addis Ababa	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	Emergency unit	Observation & chart review	86	86	Moderate risk
Zeleke et al., 2014 [23]	Amhara	Single institution	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	Interview & chart review	112	30	Moderate risk
Feleke et al., 2015 [26]	Amhara	Single institution	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	Interview & chart review	82	46	low risk
Bifftu et al., 2015 [19]	Amhara	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	Self-administered	273	37	Moderate risk
Fekadu et al., 2017 [27]	Tigray	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	134	139	Low risk
Alemeu et al., 2017 [28]	Tigray	Multi-center	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	130	261	low risk
Baraki et al., 2018 [29]	southern Ethiopia	Multi-center	General hospital	Cross‑sectional	pediatrics inpatient	Observation & chart review	102	74	Moderate risk
Feyissa et al., 2020 [30]	Oromia	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	325	87	Moderate risk
Haile et al., 2020 [31]	Oromia	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	398	92	Low risk
Wondmieneh et al., 2020 [32]	Addis Ababa	Multi-center	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	298	35	Moderate risk
Tsegaye et al., 2020 [33]	Amhara	Multi-center	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	414	128	Low risk
Asefa et al., 2021 [34]	Amhara	Multi-center	General hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	224	196	low risk
Mohammed et al., 2022 [35]	Addis Ababa	Multi-center	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	402	48	low risk
Tassew et al., 2022 [36]	Addis Ababa	Multi-center	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	Adult ICU	Observation & chart review	97	66	low risk
Gebrye et al., 2023 [37]	Amhara	Multi-center	General hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	416	101	Low risk
Feleke et al., 2010 [20]	Oromia	Single institution	Teaching hospital	Cross‑sectional	pediatrics inpatient	Observation & chart review	218	61	Moderate risk
Jember et al., 2018 [38]	Addis Ababa	Multi-center	Comprehensive hospital	Cross‑sectional	All inpatient unit	self-administered	403	92	Moderate risk
Total							4,314	1,607

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