Attitude towards safety culture among midwives at governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip

Abstract EN

This study evaluated midwives' attitudes towards safety culture in maternity departments in governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

a sectional design was used, with 238 midwives working in the Emirati, Tahrir, Al-Aqsa, and Al-Shifa hospitals.

the results of the study showed that the highest score for the attitude of safety culture was in the field of job satisfaction with an average score of 3.90 (78.1%), followed by the perceived management domain with an average of 3.84 ( 76.8 %), while the lowest score was in the recognition of stress with an average score of 3.84 ( 76.8 %).

a score of 3.47 (69.4%).

the overall mean was 3.72 (74.5%), which indicates a moderate attitude above the level of safety culture in government hospitals.