Exploration of Responses of Victims Exposed to Medical Errors by Doctors in Khartoum State 2021-2022

Dayro Yahia Salih; Fayhaa Salih Mohammed; Mohammed Elturabi Ajib; Dya Eldin Mohammed Elsayed

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Exploration of Responses of Victims Exposed to Medical Errors by Doctors in Khartoum State 2021-2022

Dayro Yahia Salih, Fayhaa Salih Mohammed, Mohammed Elturabi Ajib, Dya Eldin Mohammed Elsayed

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 7, Issue 5)

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Abstract

The aim of this study was exploring responses of victims toward medical errors committed by treating doctors in Khartoum State. The general objective is to explore the response of victims exposed to medical error and to identify the types of response. It was a community-based cross-sectional descriptive study. the study involves participants from the biggest three cities of Khartoum State. Data was collected by in-person interview using structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS software programme. Frequencies and proportions were calculated and recurrent them for categorical data. The sample size was calculated to be 384. The study revealed that 76 (19.9%) of the participants were exposed to medical error. Approximately half of the participants who exposed to medical error either did nothing or talked to a friend and/or family about the error. Only four out of 76 filed their cases. In response to qualitative questions they claimed that after discovering the error and its effect their emotions ranged from anger to disappointment and fear. There was a diversity in the reasons of why some participants did not purse their legal rights and two of the four who have chosen to do so did not have a final closure of the file. One in five people can experience a medical error over the course of their life. Responses from different people when exposed to medical error come in different shapes and sizes. These responses range from being silent and talking with someone close to writing in newspapers and social media to sue the doctor in charge.

Published in	International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 7, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijecs.20220705.11
Page(s)	231-235
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Medical Error, Patients’ Response, Complaints

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Dayro Yahia Salih, Fayhaa Salih Mohammed, Mohammed Elturabi Ajib, Dya Eldin Mohammed Elsayed. Exploration of Responses of Victims Exposed to Medical Errors by Doctors in Khartoum State 2021-2022. Int J Educ Cult Soc. 2022;7(5):231-235. doi: 10.11648/j.ijecs.20220705.11

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Dayro Yahia Salih

Department of Community Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum North, Sudan
Fayhaa Salih Mohammed

Department of Community Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum North, Sudan
Mohammed Elturabi Ajib

Department of Community Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum North, Sudan
Dya Eldin Mohammed Elsayed

Department of Community Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum North, Sudan

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