Patient Safety Awareness Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Pakistani Medical School

Authors

  • Rizwana Kamran University of Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Attia Bari The Children's Hospital Lahore
  • Rehan Ahmed Khan Riphah International University, Rawalpindi
  • Mohamed Al-Eraky Zagazig University, Egypt, University of Dammam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.342.14563

Keywords:

Patient safety, medical errors, medical students, attitude

Abstract

Objective: To measure the level of awareness of patient safety among undergraduate medical students in Pakistani Medical School and to find the difference with respect to gender and prior experience with medical error.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Lahore (UOL), Pakistan from January to March 2017, and comprised final year medical students. Data was collected using a questionnaire

Author Biographies

Rizwana Kamran, University of Lahore, Pakistan.

Medical educationist

Attia Bari, The Children's Hospital Lahore

Pediatric Medicine

Associate Professor

Rehan Ahmed Khan, Riphah International University, Rawalpindi

Surgery Department

Professor of Surgery

Mohamed Al-Eraky, Zagazig University, Egypt, University of Dammam

Medical Education

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Published

2018-04-18

How to Cite

Kamran, R., Bari, A., Khan, R. A., & Al-Eraky, M. (2018). Patient Safety Awareness Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Pakistani Medical School. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.342.14563

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2018): March - April 2018

Section

Original Articles