Research Article
Visceral Leishmaniasis Clinical Management in Endemic Districts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh
Table 3
Patient satisfaction with medical care (significant differences in patient satisfaction scores between 2009 and 2010 in boldface).
| | India | Nepal | Bangladesh | Overall | | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | | () | () | () | (5) | () | () | () | () |
| | Mean patient satisfaction score (SD) | | | | | | | | | | (i) General aspects of care | 4.20
(0.944) | 4.56
(0.903) | 4.50
(0.000) | 4.38
(0.858) | 3.31
(0.530) | 4.42
(0.534) | 4.11
(0.931) | 4.43
(0.768) | | (ii) Technical aspects of care | 3.62
(0.557) | 4.09
(0.421) | 3.41
(0.144) | 4.37
(0.538) | 3.71
(0.507) | 4.23
(0.494) | 3.62
(0.539) | 4.27
(0.506) | | (iii) Provider manner | 3.32
(0.573) | 4.62
(0.517) | 3.33
(0.577) | 4.15
(0.543) | 2.12
(0.991) | 4.19
(0.830) | 3.19
(0.728) | 4.25
(0.648) | | (iv) Level of provider communication | 3.20
(0.576) | 3.87
(1.093) | 4.33
(0.288) | 4.25
(0.550) | 2.87
(0.640) | 4.23
(0.632) | 3.21
(0.624) | 4.17
(0.697) | | (v) Financial aspects of care | 2.61
(0.820) | 3.31
(0.593) | 3.83
(0.288) | 4.02
(0.892) | 2.31
(1.412) | 3.57
(0.812) | 2.63
(0.917) | 3.75
(0.854) | | (vi) Time spent by provider | 3.96
(1.149) | 3.93
(0.821) | 2.16
(0.288) | 3.36
(0.639) | 2.31
(0.593) | 3.69
(0.878) | 3.70
(1.238) | 3.56
(0.768) | | (vii) Ease of provider access | 3.05
(0.590) | 3.59
(0.376) | 3.7
(0.000) | 3.88
(0.413) | 1.68
(0.513) | 3.38
(0.976) | 2.93
(0.734) | 3.68
(0.657) |
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5Includes 2 nonstudy VL patients.
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