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Abstract Purpose: The Purpose of this study were to compare the level of perception and to identify factors associated with perception on patient safety culture by nurses and hygienists. Method: The data were collected from september to December, 2010 using Hospital survey on patient safety culture questionnaires. The subjects were 399 Nurses, hygienists, recruited from the hospital in Busan & Kyungnam. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA, Spearman rank coefficient. Result: The perception level of nurses on patient safety culture was 3.48. In case of hygienists, the level was 3.51. Compared to nurses, hygienists showed a significantly difference on the items Staff arrangement(t=2.841, p <.01) and Administator attitude(t=-2.471, p <.05), Feedback and communication in accident(t=-3.356, p <.01). Nurses and hygienists' age and career, working hour per week were identified as factor associated with patient safety culture. Conclusion: The perception level of hospital health providers on patient safety culture was moderate. and identified factors associated with patient safety culture were age and career, working hour per week.

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