Patient safety incident reporting systems and reporting practices in African healthcare organisations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient safety incident reporting and learning systems are crucial for improving the safety and quality of healthcare. However, comprehensive evidence of their availability and use in African healthcare organisations is lacking. Therefore, this review aims to synthesise the existing literature on these systems and reporting practices within African healthcare organisations.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Five electronic databases, including PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) via EBSCOhost, Scopus, Web of Science and the Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), were searched to identify relevant records. Peer-re

SUBMITTER: Fekadu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865795 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature