Table 7.
Patients' Waiting time in minute for getting services at OPD, Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia, October, 2009
| Variable | Level of Setting | N | minimum | maximum | mean | SD |
| Waiting time for getting treatment card |
Specialized hospital | 80 | 5.00 | 180.00 | 52.8125 | 36.38615 |
| District hospital | 80 | 1 | 90 | 14.65 | 15.44455 | |
| Health centers | 480 | 1.00 | 60.00 | 15.9313 | 14.03431 | |
| Waiting time to see the examining health professional. |
Specialized hospital | 79 | 1.00 | 180.00 | 47.8861 | 39.49521 |
| District hospital | 79 | 2 | 240 | 21.7468 | 43.16143 | |
| Health centers | 480 | 1.00 | 240.00 | 16.5646 | 22.39688 | |
| Waiting time for getting laboratory Result/s |
Specialized hospital | 75 | 10.00 | 360.00 | 69.9600 | 74.51545 |
| District hospital | 64 | 2.00 | 240.00 | 67.2656 | 50.40857 | |
| Health centers | 457 | 1.00 | 360.00 | 39.7177 | 46.24488 | |
| Waiting time for X-ray Result/s |
Specialized hospital | 49 | 15.00 | 180.00 | 52.0408 | 36.57068 |
| District hospital | 31 | 1.00 | 360.00 | 51.8710 | 60.61394 | |
| Health centers | No x-ray facility | |||||