Client Satisfaction and Factors Affecting It, at Outpatient Department of Adama Hospital Medical College, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Desalegn Ararso Garoma; Worku Dugassa Girsha; Abebe Megerso Adlo; Sileshi Garoma Abaya

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Client Satisfaction and Factors Affecting It, at Outpatient Department of Adama Hospital Medical College, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Desalegn Ararso Garoma, Worku Dugassa Girsha, Abebe Megerso Adlo, Sileshi Garoma Abaya

Published in International Journal of Health Economics and Policy (Volume 2, Issue 2)

Received: 11 January 2017 Accepted: 3 February 2017 Published: 1 March 2017

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Abstract

Probing client satisfaction for the hospital service being given is an important tool to improve the quality of health care and patient health. How-ever; there has been little emphasis and no systematic way of evidence generation of the views of those using the out-patient clinic in our set-ups. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the client’s satisfaction and factors affecting it at the out-patient clinic of Adama Hospital Medical College, Ethiopia. A crossectional study design was conducted and 422 outpatient clients were selected by systematic random sampling for an exit interview. The client satisfaction was sub-optimal at certain OPD service areas, for-instance, only 65% and 69% of the OPD clients were satisfied with the availability of the prescribed drugs and the requested laboratory tests respectively. Only 47.4%, of the clients were satisfied with the availability of signs towards the OPD and 58.4% were satisfied at the record room, to get their folders. Clients perceived availability of the prescribed drugs and the requested laboratory tests, signs towards the OPD, getting their folders, were the strongest predictors of client satisfaction at OPD service of Adama Hospital Medical College. Therefore, the administrative and technical staff needs to act on the identified gaps at the outpatient department.

Published in	International Journal of Health Economics and Policy (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.hep.20170202.16
Page(s)	82-85
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Client Satisfaction, Outpatient Department, Ethiopia

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Desalegn Ararso Garoma, Worku Dugassa Girsha, Abebe Megerso Adlo, Sileshi Garoma Abaya. Client Satisfaction and Factors Affecting It, at Outpatient Department of Adama Hospital Medical College, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Int J Health Econ Policy. 2017;2(2):82-85. doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20170202.16

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Desalegn Ararso Garoma

Technology Transfer & Research Translation Directorate-Ethiopia Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Worku Dugassa Girsha

Departement of Public Health, Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
Abebe Megerso Adlo

Departement of Public Health, Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
Sileshi Garoma Abaya

Departement of Public Health, Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia

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Desalegn Ararso Garoma, Worku Dugassa Girsha, Abebe Megerso Adlo, Sileshi Garoma Abaya. Client Satisfaction and Factors Affecting It, at Outpatient Department of Adama Hospital Medical College, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Int J Health Econ Policy. 2017;2(2):82-85. doi: 10.11648/j.hep.20170202.16

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