Table 5.
Mean (SD) scores of PS-13 and SIMS among 133 TB patients by hospital, gender, and HIV status, Uganda, 2007-2008
| Hospitals N = 133 | Gender N = 133 | HIV status N = 1291 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | Public Hospital n = 67 |
Private Hospital n = 66 |
Men n = 67 |
Women n = 66 |
HIV Positive n = 64 |
HIV Negative n = 65 |
| PS-13 questionnaire | ||||||
| Quality of care | 49.2 ± 24.7 | 96.6 ± 9.5a | 74.2 ± 29.2 | 71.2 ± 31.6 | 74.9 ± 29.2 | 70.9 ± 31.2 |
| Responsiveness | 82.0 ± 13.2 | 95.3 ± 8.5a | 87.1 ± 14.1 | 90.1 ± 11.6 | 88.9 ± 12.6 | 88.3 ± 13.4 |
| Management | 91.1 ± 10.9 | 89.7 ± 13.2 | 90.8 ± 11.9 | 90.0 ± 12.3 | 91.7 ± 11.4 | 89.5 ± 12.2 |
| SIMS questionnaire | ||||||
| Action usage of TB drugs | 56.5 ± 21.9 | 55.4 ± 19.3 | 56.9 ± 16.3 | 55.1 ± 17.9 | 58.5 ± 17.2 | 54.2 ± 16.7 |
| Potential problems of TB drugs | 21.7 ± 20.0 | 62.2 ± 15.8a | 41.5 ± 27.1 | 42.1 ± 27.3 | 43.3 ± 27.0 | 40.6 ± 27.4 |
1Four were of unknown HIV status; ap-value < 0.001, b p-value < 0.05. PS-13 = 13-item patient service satisfaction questionnaire, SIMS = Satisfaction with information medicines scale