Table 3.
Test of statistical significance (one-way ANOVA test) of the variation in the mean satisfaction level of participants by sociodemographic characteristics and other factors suspected to affect patient satisfaction, UOGSH, 2017.
| Variables | Overall satisfaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(SD) | P- Value | ||
| Age (in years) | 18-30 | 3.83(0.578) | 0.507 |
| 31-40 | 3.93(0.387) | ||
| 41-50 | 3.88(0.400) | ||
| >50 | 3.82(0.511) | ||
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| Education status | Cannot read and write | 3.85(0.470) | 0.213 |
| Primary school (1-8) | 3.97(0.420) | ||
| Secondary school (9-10) | 3.77(0.527) | ||
| Tertiary | 3.90(0.545) | ||
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| Employment status | Government employed | 3.95(0.515) | 0.003∗ |
| Self-employed | 3.97(0.416) | ||
| Unemployed | 3.75(0.528) | ||
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| Type of mental illness | Schizophrenia | 3.89(0.450) | 0.043∗ |
| MDD | 3.87(0.526) | ||
| Bipolar disorder | 3.65(0.575) | ||
| Anxiety disorder | 4.02(0.432) | ||
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| Duration of illness | <5 | 3.88(0.504) | 0.602 |
| 6-10 | 3.90(0.434) | ||
| 11-15 | 3.83(0.593) | ||
| >15 | 3.69(0.469) | ||
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| Classes of drugs indicated | Antipsychotics | 3.89(0.466) | 0.443 |
| Antidepressants | 3.88(0.526) | ||
| Combination of both antipsychotics and antidepressants | 3.79(0.516) | ||
| Others∗∗ | 4.04(0.372) | ||
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| Monthly income (in ETB) | <500 | 3.83(0.499) | 0.117 |
| 500-1499 | 3.96(0.370) | ||
| 1500-2499 | 4.08(0.332) | ||
| >2500 | 3.95(0.792) | ||
∗P value less than 0.05, ∗∗carbamazepine, sodium valproate, diazepam, and MDD: major depressive disorder.