Satisfaction Level of Tuberculosis Patients Regarding Their Access to TB Care and Prevention Services, Delivered Through a Public–Private Mix Model in Pakistan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Aim of the Study
2.2. Study Settings
2.3. Study Design
2.4. Sampling Strategy
2.4.1. Sampling of District
2.4.2. Sampling of Participants
2.5. Recruitment of Participants
2.6. Data Collection
2.7. Data Analysis
2.8. Ethics Approval
3. Results
3.1. Overview of Participants
3.2. Accessibility
3.2.1. Accessing Healthcare Services
3.2.2. Access to Information
3.2.3. Access to Patient
3.3. Affordability
3.3.1. Care-Related Responsibility and Cost of Treatment
3.3.2. Livelihood Challenges
3.4. Acceptability
3.4.1. Responsiveness of Healthcare Provider
3.4.2. Patient Satisfaction
3.4.3. Patients’ Privacy and Confidentiality
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total Districts in Stratum | Weighted % Age | Sampling | Sample Districts | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Punjab | 27 | 36% | 7 | Rajanpur |
Sahiwal | ||||
Jhang | ||||
Pakpattan | ||||
Bhakkar | ||||
Narowal | ||||
Sialkot | ||||
Sindh | 16 | 22% | 4 | Badin |
Larkana | ||||
Umerkot | ||||
Khairpur | ||||
KPK | 15 | 20% | 4 | Malakand |
Swat | ||||
Nowshehra | ||||
Charsadda | ||||
Balochistan | 9 | 12% | 2 | Quetta |
Lasbela | ||||
AJK, GB, and Islamabad | 8 | 10% | 2 | Islamabad |
Bhimber | ||||
Total Districts (n) | 75 | 100% | 19 |
Characteristics | Variables | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 301 (53) |
Female | 271 (47) | |
Age | 15–24 | 180 (31) |
25–34 | 101 (18) | |
35–44 | 75 (13) | |
45–54 | 78 (14) | |
55–64 | 71 (12) | |
More than 65 | 67 (12) | |
Mean Age | Years (SD) | 38 (±18) |
Level of Education | Illiterate | 289 (51) |
1–5 grade | 86 (15) | |
6–8 grade | 58 (10) | |
9 and 10 grade | 76 (13) | |
11–14 grade | 55 (10) | |
15 and 16 grade | 8 (1) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 78 (14) |
Housewife (unemployed) | 224 (39) | |
Student (unemployed) | 63 (11) | |
Farmer | 41 (7) | |
Labor | 77 (13) | |
Small Business | 44 (8) | |
Govt. employee | 9 (2) | |
Private employee | 36 (6) | |
Disease Site | Pulmonary (Bac+) | 256 (45) |
Pulmonary (clinically-diagnosed) | 242 (42) | |
Extra-pulmonary (clinically-diagnosed) | 74 (13) | |
Treatment Category | Cat–I | 533 (93) |
Cat–II | 39 (7) |
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Ali, S.M.; Anjum, N.; Naureen, F.; Rashid, A.; Tahir, A.; Ishaq, M.; Usman, M. Satisfaction Level of Tuberculosis Patients Regarding Their Access to TB Care and Prevention Services, Delivered Through a Public–Private Mix Model in Pakistan. Healthcare 2019, 7, 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040119
Ali SM, Anjum N, Naureen F, Rashid A, Tahir A, Ishaq M, Usman M. Satisfaction Level of Tuberculosis Patients Regarding Their Access to TB Care and Prevention Services, Delivered Through a Public–Private Mix Model in Pakistan. Healthcare. 2019; 7(4):119. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040119
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, Syed Mustafa, Naveed Anjum, Farah Naureen, Aamna Rashid, Adeel Tahir, Muhammad Ishaq, and Muhammad Usman. 2019. "Satisfaction Level of Tuberculosis Patients Regarding Their Access to TB Care and Prevention Services, Delivered Through a Public–Private Mix Model in Pakistan" Healthcare 7, no. 4: 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7040119