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A Cross-Sectional Study on Patient Safety Attitudes and Their Determinants Among Medical Staff in Malaysian Public Specialist Hospitals Sayed Abdul Hamid, Sharifah Balqis; Ismail, Aniza; Sulong, Saperi
Makara Journal of Health Research
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Introduction: This study aimed to assess the baseline level and mean scores of patient safety attitude domains among doctors and nurses in Malaysian public hospitals and to identify determinants associated with these attitudes across six domains: teamwork, safety climate, working conditions, job satisfaction, stress recognition, and perception of management. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) among 142 doctors and 231 nurses from three public tertiary hospitals. Participants were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate methods. Results: The study achieved an 81% response rate. Among the six domains, job satisfaction scored the highest (mean = 73.78 ± 20.54), while perception of management scored the lowest (mean = 58.98 ± 16.28). Significant determinants of more positive patient safety attitudes included position and attendance at patient safety training (teamwork); training attendance (safety climate); education level, position, and training (job satisfaction); age and work area (perception of management); and age and training attendance (working conditions). Conclusion: Attendance at patient safety training was consistently linked to more positive attitudes, underscoring the value of continuous education in strengthening safety culture. Systematic interventions targeting education, communication, reporting, and work environment are essential to achieve the Malaysian Patient Safety Goals.
Determinants of tuberculosis health service utilization in primary healthcare facilities in Perbaungan, North Sumatra, Indonesia Ismail, Aniza; Fitra, Nurcholisah; M Zulfakhar Zubir; Abdul Rahman Bin Ramdzan; Mohd Ihsanuddin bin Abas
TROPHICO Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): TROPHICO: Tropical Public Health Journal
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Indonesia ranks third worldwide in terms of Tuberculosis (TB) cases, after China and India. In 2016, North Sumatera recorded 23,097 TB cases with 5,714 deaths. One of the regencies in this province, Serdang Bedagai particularly in Perbaungan district reported that TB patients with positive smear results did not fully utilize healthcare services or follow the standard treatment protocols provided by primary healthcare centers, according to TB center data from 2016–2017. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and identify factors associated with the utilization of TB health services in primary care. A cross-sectional design was employed with proportionate stratified random sampling among TB patients in Perbaungan. Associations were analyzed using the chi-square test. Inclusion criteria required respondents to be permanent residents aged 20–70 years, both male and female, who agreed to complete the questionnaires. Among 184 respondents, 41.8% showed low utilization of services, while 58.2% demonstrated high utilization. Most respondents had only primary education and were unemployed. The study found significant associations between service utilization and education level, employment status, knowledge, attitudes, and accessibility. In conclusion, nearly half of respondents had low utilization of TB health services in primary health care in Perbaungan, North Sumatera Indonesia.