Table 2

Experiences of patient safety in medical institutions and patients’ fear of infection*

Experience in patient safety	Yes		No
Experience in patient safety	n	Weighted %	n	Weighted %
Patient identification
HCPs verified the patient’s identity	4301	97.7	115	2.3
Injection safety
HCPs provided an explanation for administering the injection	4089	92.8	327	7.2
HCPs performed hand hygiene before the injection	3889	89.1	527	10.9
HCPs opened the sealed syringe and injection supplies in the patient’s presence	4100	92.6	316	7.4
HCPs disinfected the skin before administering the injection	4168	94.1	248	5.9
Medication safety
Experience in adverse drug reactions at medical institution	584	12.8	3832	87.2
Fear of infection	786	14.1	3630	83.9