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

Table 3 Factors associated with the medication discrepancy at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, February–May, 2017

Variable	COR [95% CI]	P-values	AOR [95% CI]	P-values
Ward of patient admission
Medical	1		1
Pediatric	0.76 [0.46–1.25]	0.28	1.73 [0.53–5.68]	0.36
Surgical	0.27 [0.12–0.59]	0.001	0.27 [0.10–0.74]	0.01*
Obstetrics and gynecology	0.24 [0.12–0.49]	< 0.001	0.59 [0.22–1.57]	0.29
Drug category
Antimicrobials and drugs for wound care	1		1
Cardiovascular drugs	6.64 [3.3–13.2]	< 0.001	5.69 [2.4–13.62]	< 0.001*
Drugs for malnutrition treatment	0.23 [0.07–0.79]	0.02	0.13 [0.03–0.52]	0.004*
Hematologic drugs	0.55 [0.20–1.49]	0.24	0.39 [0.11–1.41]	0.15
Drugs for liver disease treatment	1.74 [0.64–4.69]	0.27	1.07 [0.32–3.56]	0.91
Drugs for obstetric conditions	0.21 [0.03–1.64]	0.14	0.25 [0.03–2.33]	0.22
Others^a	1.23 [0.53–2.85]	0.63	1.38 [0.49–3.87]	0.54
Duration of patient hospitalization (days)
< 5	1		1
5–10	4.86 [2.74–8.65]	< 0.001	5.69 [2.97–10.9]	< 0.001*
11–15	8.67 [4.16–18.0]	< 0.001	9.11 [3.84–21.63]	< 0.001*
> 15	16.6 [4.56–60.9]	< 0.001	28.0 [6.17–127.0]	< 0.001*

* Statistically significant difference
^aDrugs used to treat respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine conditions

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