Table 3 Socio-demographic and educational variables of the study participants stratified by perceived knowledge of medication error definition (N = 212).
From: A survey of community members' perceptions of medical errors in Oman
Characteristic | Knowledge of Medication Errors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No (n = 47) | Yes (n = 165) | p-value |
Age, mean ± SD, in years | 43 ± 17 | 31 ± 11 | <0.001 |
Age category, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   15–24 years | 5 (11%) | 47 (28%) | <0.001 |
   25–34 years | 10 (21%) | 67 (41%) |  |
   35–44 years | 11 (23%) | 27 (16%) |  |
   >44 years | 21 (45%) | 24 (15%) |  |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 18 (38%) | 82 (50%) | 0.167 |
   Male | 29 (62%) | 83 (50%) |  |
Educational Level, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 17 (36%) | 18 (11%) | <0.001 |
   Reads & writes/preparatory | 27 (57%) | 120 (72%) |  |
   Secondary and above | 3 (6%) | 27 (16%) |  |
Marital Status, married, n (%) | 40 (85%) | 108 (65%) | 0.010 |
Family Income, n (%), in OR | Â | Â | Â |
   <200 | 23 (49%) | 43 (26%) | 0.004 |
   200 – 500 | 20 (43% | 82 (50%) |  |
   >500 | 4 (9%) | 40 (24%) |  |
Usual Source of Healthcare, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Local Health Center | 33 (70%) | 108 (65%) | 0.272 |
   Local Hospital | 6 (13%) | 20 (12%) |  |
   Private Hospital | 7 (15%) | 37 (22%) |  |
   Others (e.g. Traditional Healer) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |  |
Frequency of Healthcare Use, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   1–5 | 2 (4.3%) | 13 (7.9%) | 0.787 |
   6–10 | 21 (45%) | 72 (44%) |  |
   >10 | 24 (51%) | 80 (48%) |  |
History of Chronic Disease, n (%) | 22 (47%) | 75 (45%) | 0.869 |
Seeing a Doctor Regularly, n (%) | 26 (55%) | 98 (59%) | 0.617 |