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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