Research Article

Improving Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors at Outpatient Department in General Hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2018-August 2019: Pre- and Postinterventional Study

Table 5

Satisfaction of respondents in pre- and postintervention period of general hospitals of central zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019.

Pre intervention ()Postintervention ()
VariablesSatisfied freq (%)Dissatisfied freq (%)Satisfied freq (%)Dissatisfied freq (%)

Satisfaction on working hours165 (60%)110 (40%)215 (78.1)60 (21.9)
Satisfaction waiting time151 (55%)124 (45%)210 (76.3)65 (23.7)
Satisfaction on quality of services176 (63.9)99 (36.1)220 (80)55 (20)
Satisfaction on expected needs167 (60.6)108 (39.2)213 (77.4)62 (22.6)
Satisfaction on medication access157 (57.2)118 (42.8)200 (72.7)75 (27.3)
Satisfaction on medical equipment access159 (57.8)116 (42.2)230 (83.6)45 (16.4)
Satisfaction on waiting area138 (50.1)137 (49.9)215 (78.1)60 (21.9)
Satisfaction on clinician support153 (55.6)122 (44.4)220 (80)55 (20)
Satisfaction on competency of health professionals163 (59.4)112 (40.6)200 (72.7)75 (27.3)
Satisfaction on health professional access154 (56.1)121 (43.9)225 (81.8)50 (18.2)
Satisfaction on medical equipment quality180 (65.3)95 (34.7)217 (78.9)58 (21.1)
Satisfaction on pharmacy technician during dispense of drug144 (52.2)131 (47.8)220 (80)55 (20)
Satisfaction on examination room132 (48.1)143 (51.9)214 (77.8)61 (22.2)
Satisfaction on chair for sitting126 (45.8)149 (54.2)216 (78.5)59 (21.5)
Satisfaction on water access136 (49.4)139 (50.6)210 (76.3)65 (23.7)
Satisfaction on clean latrine135 (49.2)140 (50.8)215 (78.1)60 (21.9)
Satisfaction on direction indicator153 (55.8)122 (44.2)200 (72.7)75 (27.3)
Satisfaction hospital ventilation141 (51.4)134 (48.6)220 (80)55 (20)
Satisfaction on respecting and support of professionals146 (53.1)129 (46.9)213 (77.4)62 (22.6)
Satisfaction on vital sign measurement167 (60.8)108 (39.2)211 (76.7)64 (23.3)
Satisfaction of explaining their disease159 (57.8)116 (42.2)214 (77.8)61 (22.2)