Fig 1.
Visual model for the mixed-methods sequential explanatory study design.
(QUAN: Quantitative study; QUAL: Qualitative Study; ME: medication error; MedDRA: Medical Dictionary for Drug Regulatory Authorities; SMQs: Standard MedDRA Queries; HCPs: Healthcare professionals; ICSRs: Individual Case Safety Reports).
Fig 2.
Conceptual model for the study based on the system thinking.
Table 1.
Number of medication error reports submitted by African countries to VigiBase, 1997–2018.
Fig 3.
Medication error reports submitted by fifteen African countries, 1997–2018.
Fig 4.
Top 10 reported medication error classes from African countries.
Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants.
Table 3.
Themes and sub-themes emerging from the data.