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Table 3 The post-analytical Clinical chemistry error the association between communication errors to the location of laboratory request in SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, N = 75

From: Clinical chemistry laboratory errors at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Location

Communication

Crude OR

P value

Adjusted OR

P value

Yes

No

95% CI

95% CI

OPD

 Yes

44

23

0.32 (0.11–0.95)

0.027

3.10 (1.06–9.08)

0.039

 No

31

5

1:00

   

Inpatient

 Yes

26

2

6.63 (1.46–30.23)

0.004

0.151 (0.33–0.68)

0.014

 No

49

25

1:00

   

Emergency

 Yes

4

3

0.45 (0.09–2.16)

0.27

2.22 (0.46–10.63)

0.319

 No

71

24

1:00

   
  1. OPD outpatient department