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Table 1 Characteristics of patients enrolled for medication reconciliation by discrepancy status at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, February–May, 2017

From: Magnitude and factors associated with medication discrepancies identified through medication reconciliation at care transitions of a tertiary hospital in eastern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Categories

Medication discrepancy status

No discrepancy—frequency (%) (n = 292)

Had at least one discrepancy—frequency (%) (n = 119)

Sex

Male

127 (43.5)

55 (46.2)

Female

165 (56.5)

64 (53.8)

Age (years)

< 5

54 (18.5)

19 (16.0)

5–14

38 (13.0)

28 (23.5)

15–25

63 (21.6)

26 (21.8)

26–35

79 (27.1)

26 (21.8)

36–65

23 (7.9)

8 (6.7)

> 65

35 (12.0)

12 (10.5)

Religion

Muslim

246 (84.2)

98 (82.4)

Orthodox

33 (11.3)

4 (3.4)

Protestant

13 (4.5)

17 (14.3)

Residency

Urban

108 (37.0)

42 (35.3)

Rural

184 (63.0)

77 (64.7)

Marital status

Single or under age

110 (37.7)

53 (44.5)

Married

163 (55.8)

64 (53.8)

Divorced

10 (3.4)

2 (1.7)

Widowed

9 (3.10)

0 (0.0)

Educational level

Illiterate or basic

182 (62.3)

75 (63.0)

Primary

83 (28.4)

34 (28.6)

Secondary or higher

27 (9.2)

10 (8.4)

Ethnicity

Oromo

231 (79.1)

96 (80.7)

Amhara

24 (8.2)

14 (11.8)

Adare

23 (7.9)

3 (2.5)

Othersa

14 (4.8)

6 (5.1)

Ward of admission

Medical

81 (27.7)

54 (45.4)

Pediatric

92 (31.5)

44 (37.0)

Obstetrics and gynecology

45 (15.5)

9 (7.6)

Surgical

74 (25.3)

12 (10.1)

Reason for admission

Respiratory and infectious diseases

83 (28.4)

32 (26.9)

Cardiovascular diseases

15 (5.1)

34 (28.6)

Malnutrition diseases

40 (13.7)

12 (10.1)

Obstetrics and Gynecologic diseases

70 (24.0)

12 (10.1)

Surgical and accidental diseases

31 (10.6)

5 (4.2)

Othersb

53 (18.2)

24 (20.2)

Medications

Antimicrobials and drugs for wound care

420 (75.0)

140 (25.0)

Cardiovascular drugs

18 (15.0)

106 (85.0)

Drugs for malnutrition therapy

91 (95.8)

4 (4.2)

Hematologic drugs

68 (90.7)

7 (9.3)

Drugs for liver disease therapies

33 (73.3)

12 (26.7)

Obstetric and gynecologic therapies

32 (91.4)

3 (8.6)

Othersc

71 (73.2)

26 (26.8)

Duration of hospitalization (days)

< 5

150 (51.4)

18 (15.3)

5–10

113 (38.7)

66 (55.9)

11–15

25 (8.6)

26 (22.0)

> 15

4 (1.4)

8 (6.8)

  1. aMinor ethnic groups to the study area (e.g., Tigrie, Guraghe, Argoba, Somali, Sidama, etc.)
  2. bRenal, liver, hematologic, gastrointestinal, and endocrine diseases
  3. cDrugs used to treat respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine disease conditions