Assessing patient safety culture among healthcare professionals in Ibadan South-west region of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Objectives Patient safety culture is essential to improve care, prevent adverse events, and deliver quality healthcare service. The levels of patient safety culture and adverse events in Nigerian healthcare institutions are still widely underreported. The main objective of this study was to assess patient safety culture among healthcare professionals in primary and secondary healthcare facilities in Ibadan South-west local government area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Methods In this cross-sectional study, investigators collected data with the English version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture version 2.0 questionnaire. They analyzed data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software with descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Analysis, and one-way analysis of variance. Results A total of 271 healthcare professionals participated in the study. Study findings showed the overall perception of patient safety culture to be 72.1%. Among patient safety dimensions, Teamwork (88.5%) and Reporting Patient Safety Events (47.4%) were the highest and lowest percentage of positive responses, respectively. Conclusions Patient safety culture is an emerging concept in Nigeria. The assessed dimensions showed the need to improve the safety culture among healthcare professionals. Therefore, stakeholders, policymakers, and managers should employ policies, strategies, and programs to enhance safety culture across all healthcare institutions.