Table 4 Perceived health service quality compared with pre-EVD outbreak in Guèndembou and Bolodou sub-districts, September–October 2017, Guinea
(N = 398) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Guèndembou (N = 196) | Bolodou (N = 202) | p valueg | |
More medicines are available | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 161 (82·1%) | 60 (29·7%) | |
More antimalarial medicines are available | 0·011 | ||
Agree (%) | 171 (87·2%) | 191 (94·6%) | |
More rapid test kits for malaria diagnosis are available | 0·002 | ||
Agree (%) | 184 (93·9%) | 201 (99·5%) | |
More health staff is available | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 168 (85·7%) | 72 (35·6%) | |
Shorter waiting time | 0·008 | ||
Agree (%) | 135 (68·9%) | 113 (55·9%) | |
Health staff spend more time listening to patients | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 164 (83·7%) | 98 (48·5%) | |
Fewer cases are left without treatment | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 189 (96·4%) | 127 (62·9%) | |
Health staff is more reliable | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 157 (80·1%) | 114 (56·4%) | |
Health facilities are cleaner | 0·002 | ||
Agree (%) | 194 (99·0%) | 186 (92·1%) | |
Cost of care is less expensive | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 70 (35·7%) | 14 (6·9%) | |
Better treatments are given | < 0·001 | ||
Agree (%) | 177 (90·3%) | 121 (59·9%) |