Table 5 Factors associated with patient safety culture in Jimma zone hospitals, Southwest Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 596) (Multivariate Linear Regression analysis)

 Female¹

229 (38.4)

0

 Male

367 (61.6)

−0.71

0.75

(−0.943, 0.346)

  ≤ 29¹

407 (68)

0

 30–44

170 (29)

0.71

0.69

(−.644, 2.058)

  ≥ 45

19 (3)

−.06

2.02

(−4.032, 3.912)

 No¹

82 (14)

0

 Yes

514 (86)

−0.82

0.96

(−2.701, 1.071)

 Medical¹

92 (15.4)

0

 Many different department

87 (14.6)

0.45

0.99

(−1.507, 2.415)

 Surgical

91 (15.3)

1.75

0.97

(−0.162, 3.654)

 Obstetrics

66 (11.1)

3.32

1.80

(−0.216, 6.861)

 Pediatrics

48 (8.1)

0.29

1.14

(−1.939, 2.534)

 Outpatient department

41 (6.9)

−1.59

1.21

(−3.964, 0.788)

 Psychiatry/Mental health

32 (5.4)

0.26

2.04

(−3.749, 4.264)

 Intensive care unit

27 (4.5)

1.63

1.47

(−1.248, 4.509)

 Hours worked per week

596 (100)

−0.06

0.03

(−0.123, −0.001)*

 No¹

448 (75.2)

0

 Yes

148 (24.8)

−0.59

0.66

(−1.891, 0.715)

  ≤ 5¹

502 (84.2)

0

 6–10

58 (9.7)

−1.44

1.01

(−3.428, 0.555)

  ≥ 11

36 (6.1)

−1.47

1.54

(−4.490, 1.554)

 No¹

370 (62.1)

0

 Yes

226 (37.9)

3.34

0.62

(2.119, 4.567)**

 Teamwork within hospital

596 (100)

1.91

0.28

(1.366, 2.457)**

 Communication with each other

596 (100)

2.78

0.25

(2.285, 3.284)**

 Level of staffing

596 (100)

1.32

0.22

(0.885, 1.746)**

 Feedback when error happened

596 (100)

1.37

0.23

(0.914, 1.831)**

 No¹

392 (65.8)

0

 Yes

204 (34.2)

0.88

0.64

(−0.372, 2.125)

 No¹

298 (50)

0

 Yes

298 (50)

1.30

0.37

(0.573, 2.031)**