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Table 2 Results related to the organisation of the clinic before during and after the intervention

From: Does a competitive voucher program for adolescents improve the quality of reproductive health care? A simulated patient study in Nicaragua

D. Organisation of the clinic

Before

During

P2

After

P3

 

16 clinics (%)1

17 clinics (%)1

(14 pair)

15 clinics (%)1

(12 pair)

1. Clean and appropriate

14 (88)

14.3 (84)

 

10.5 (70)

 

2. Waiting time not more than 1 hour

14 (88)

13.9 (82)

 

13.5 (90)

 

3. Privacy maintained during consultation

11 (69)

12.5 (74)

 

15 (100)

0.08

4. No interruptions during consultation

12 (13)

13.3 (78)

 

13 (87)

 

5. Consultation time of at least a quarter of an hour

12 (15)

14.8 (87)

 

10.5 (70)

 

Score 4

7.9

8.1

 

8.3

 
  1. 1 Column before: the information is based on 17 observations. Column during: the information is based on 30 observations. Column after: the information is based on 18 observations. When a clinic was visited more than once, the mean values of that clinic were calculated and considered
  2. 2 the p value that is the result of the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test (Paired design), comparing the scores of the clinics before and during the program, only p-values ≤ 0.10 are reflected.
  3. 3 the p value that is the result of the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test (Paired design), comparing the scores of the clinics before and after the program, only p-values ≤ 0.10 are reflected.