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Table 1 Semi-structured interview questions at 8-month follow-up

From: Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital

Questions

How do you find the checklist? (open, introductory question)

Do you find the checklist easy or difficult to use?

Why do you think you are using the checklist less now compared to when you first started?

Specifically, what do you think about:

1. Compliance rate?

 

2. Sign out?

 

3. Team introductions?

 

4. Confirmation of name and procedure?

 

5. Counting instruments and sponges?

 

What are the next steps for the checklist at Yekatit 12?

  1. All interviewees were asked the five specific questions. Generic questions were used to facilitate discussion around the points raised.