Medication administration error and contributing factors among pediatric inpatient in public hospitals of Tigray, northern Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Zeray Baraki (Author), Mebrahtu Abay (Author), Lidiya Tsegay (Author), Hadgu Gerensea (Author), Awoke Kebede (Author), Hafte Teklay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medication administration error is a medication error that occurs while administering a medication to a patient. A variety of factors make pediatrics more susceptible to medication errors and its consequences. In low-income countries, like Ethiopia, there is no sufficient evidenc...