Research Article

Critical Incident Disclosing Behaviors and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Bivariable and multivariable analysis of incident reporting behaviors among nurses working in Amhara regional state referral hospitals, 2019 (n = 288).

VariableIncident reportingOdds ratio (95% CI)
YesNoCORAOR

To whom reporting is easier to colleagues
 Yes30292.79 (1.55–5.02)2.65 (1.35–5.20)
 No6216711
Reporting to senior nurse
 Yes27850.54 (0.22–0.92)0.71 (0.48, 2.88)
 No651111
Reason to report to develop a system
 Yes24870.44 (0.26–0.76)0.32 (0.12, 1.45)
 No681091
Organizational factors training on error reporting
 Trained231070.28 (0.16–0.48)0.67 (0.23, 1.20)
 Not trained69891
Availability of report format
 Yes25381.55 (0.87–2.77)1.34 (0.67, 2.8)
 No6715811
Perceived barrier to report nonsupportive environment
 Yes20970.28 (0.16–0.50)0.27 (0.14–0.52)
 No729911
Fear of administrative sanction
 Yes16860.27 (0.15–0.49)0.45 (0.22–0.90)
 No7611011
Fear of legal penalty
 Yes241160.24 (0.14–0.42)0.27 (0.14–0.50)
 No688011
Lack of feedback
 Yes12470.48 (0.24–0.95)0.29 (0.13–0.66)
 No8014911

value <0.05.