Quality of Pediatrics Emergency Triage and Associated Factors Nurses Working at Pediatric Unit of Public Hospital in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia: Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Murugan,Rajalakshmi (Ph.D., Associate Professor),Berhan,Yeshy(BSc, MSc, Lecturer) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Endris,Seid | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-13T13:04:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-13T13:04:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Triage is a way of categorizing patients based on their specific needs and the resources available to treat their medical condition. Since misclassifying high-urgency patients as low urgency levels slows diagnosis and treatment, which may raise the risk of morbidity or fatality, the proper categorization of high-urgency patients is crucial for patient safety. Objective: To assess the quality of triage and associated factors among nurses working in pediatrics units of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Method: Institutional-based cross-sectional study design was used to conduct this study in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa from March 3 to 27, 2023. The sample size was determined by single population proportion formula by using correction formula and a total of 165 samples were included in the study. Data was collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and observational checklist and then the data was coded, entered, and cleaned by Epi data version 4.6 and exported to IBM SPSS Version 26 for analysis. . Bivariate logistic regression analysis was used to check variables association with dependent variable individually. Variables found to have association with the dependent variable (p-value up to 0.25) were entered in to multiple logistic regression models for further analysis. Significant association was considered with a P- value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%. Result: This study has a 100% response rate and the quality of pediatric emergency triage is 31.5%. Only 52 (31.52%) respondents have good quality on triage whereas the majority 113(68.48%) have poor quality. Level of qualification (AOR = 4.72, 95% CI (1.19 – 18.7)), Working experience (AOR=0.16, 95% CI (0.05-0.57)), Triage knowledge (AOR=0.02, 95% CI (0.003-0.08)), Training on ETAT (AOR= 0.02, 95% CI (0.002-0.13)), Time taken to triage patient (AOR=0.003, 95% CI (0.000-0.3)) were strongly associated with outcome. Conclusion and Recommendation: The overall quality of Pediatric emergency triage services in the study area was poor. To increase triage quality, it is essential to teach nurses on ETAT+ guidelines, and additional research on patient is preferable to increase triage quality | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/880 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Pediatrics, Emergency, Triage, Quality | |
| dc.title | Quality of Pediatrics Emergency Triage and Associated Factors Nurses Working at Pediatric Unit of Public Hospital in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia: Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Thesis |