Table 4.
Distribution of communication and autonomy items, Dessie Town, 2019 (n = 310)
| Items | No, never (%) | Yes, few times (%) | Yes, most of the time (%) | Yes, all the time (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providers introduced themselvesa | 200 (64.5) | 53 (17.1) | 37 (11.9) | 20 (6.5) |
| Providers called me by my namea | 51 (16.5) | 58 (18.7) | 125 (40.3) | 76 (24.5) |
| Feel involved in decisions about my care | 25 (8.1) | 77 (24.8) | 162 (52.3) | 46 (14.8) |
| Consent to examinations and procedures | 46 (14.8) | 80 (25.8) | 116 (37.4) | 68 (21.9) |
| Allowed position of choice | 22 (7.1) | 83 (26.8) | 138 (44.5) | 67(21.6) |
| Spoken in a language I understand | 4 (1.3) | 33 (10.6) | 77 (24.8) | 196 (63.2) |
| Examinations and procedures were explained | 38 (12.3) | 93 (30) | 119 (38.4) | 60 (19.4) |
| Purpose of medicines was explained# | 27 (8.7) | 97 (31.3) | 136 (43.9) | 44 (14.2) |
|
Feel comfortable to ask questions I had to Providers |
11(3.5) | 69 (22.3) | 126 (40.6) | 104 (33.5) |
aThe choice of the item was changed into (No, none of them, Yes, few of them, Yes, most of them and Yes, all of them) #Did not get any medicine 6 (1.9%)