Objective: This study aims to evaluate the bibliometrics of epidemiologic studies in HIV positive individuals in Turkey. Methods: We reached the epidemiologic studies through Pubmed, Türk Medline, Ulakbim databases and ”Türk HIV/AIDS” journal on November 1, 2015. Results: Among 204 studies 89.1% were observational descriptive and the most frequent type was case report (48.5%). Cross-sectional (23.7%) was the most common type among analytic studies. Article’ were published in Turkish (67.2%) and English (32.8%). The great majority (92.6%) of the studies were conducted in general patient population. The most studied topics were opportunistic infections (41.3%) and complications (16.3%) among the case series/reports types of studies; whereas HIV/AIDS epidemiology (18.1%) and treatment (17.0%) were more common ones among the other studies. The proportion of the studies carried out by a single specialty was 47.1%. First-name authors work in university hospitals (55.4%), teaching and research hospitals (37.3%) and 76.9% were from Istanbul, Ankara, or Izmir. The frequent specialties were infectious diseases (47.1%) and medical microbiology (22.1%). Researchers used stigmatizing statements in 33.8% of the articles that were in Turkish referring to HIV positive individuals, although this type of statements tended to decline over time (p trend = 0.007). Conclusion: Researchers should conduct analytic, multi-disciplinary and nationwide studies on HIV positive individuals in Turkey, particularly in non-general patient groups and on relatively less studied topics.
{"title":"Türkiye’de HIV pozitif bireylerde yapılmış epidemiyolojik çalışmaların bibliyometrik incelemesi","authors":"C. Hekimoğlu, Duygu Lüleci, A. Bilgin","doi":"10.20518/tjph.326771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.326771","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aims to evaluate the bibliometrics of epidemiologic studies in HIV positive individuals in Turkey. Methods: We reached the epidemiologic studies through Pubmed, Türk Medline, Ulakbim databases and ”Türk HIV/AIDS” journal on November 1, 2015. Results: Among 204 studies 89.1% were observational descriptive and the most frequent type was case report (48.5%). Cross-sectional (23.7%) was the most common type among analytic studies. Article’ were published in Turkish (67.2%) and English (32.8%). The great majority (92.6%) of the studies were conducted in general patient population. The most studied topics were opportunistic infections (41.3%) and complications (16.3%) among the case series/reports types of studies; whereas HIV/AIDS epidemiology (18.1%) and treatment (17.0%) were more common ones among the other studies. The proportion of the studies carried out by a single specialty was 47.1%. First-name authors work in university hospitals (55.4%), teaching and research hospitals (37.3%) and 76.9% were from Istanbul, Ankara, or Izmir. The frequent specialties were infectious diseases (47.1%) and medical microbiology (22.1%). Researchers used stigmatizing statements in 33.8% of the articles that were in Turkish referring to HIV positive individuals, although this type of statements tended to decline over time (p trend = 0.007). Conclusion: Researchers should conduct analytic, multi-disciplinary and nationwide studies on HIV positive individuals in Turkey, particularly in non-general patient groups and on relatively less studied topics.","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"15 1","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ayaktan tanı ve tedavi başvurularında hasta başına kaç dakika ayrılmalıdır","authors":"M. Yardım, E. Eser","doi":"10.20518/tjph.326827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.326827","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"15 1","pages":"58-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hekimlik Değer Algısı Ölçeğinin güvenilirlik ve geçerliliğinin tıp fakültesi öğrencilerindeki sonuçları","authors":"Mehmet Enes Gökler, F. Öz, Selma Meti̇ntas","doi":"10.20518/tjph.326786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.326786","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"15 1","pages":"26-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
İlker Alakus, E. Horasan, A. Kurt, Güliz Evi̇k, G. Ersoz, G. Aslan, A. Kaya
Objective: Studies relevant to rikettsial biology, its pathogenesis and diagnosis have increase due to the increase of rickettsioses incidents in the world, particularly over the the past two decades. We investigated the seroprevalence of the ricketsia disease in the Mersin province of Turkey. Methods: This study included 450 healthy individuals aged 5 years and over, who had attended family health centers in Mersin city center. Serum samples collected during November 2011 were evaluated. Rickettsia antibody assays were used indirect immunofluorescenc techniques. Data were analyzed using a descriptive analysis, the Chi-Square Test and the Student T Test for comparison of variables. Results: The prevelance of ricketsia positivity was determined as 9.8%. The seropositivities were higher in males, in the unemployed, in the occupational risk groups, in people who live in rural regions, in people who work in gardens/farms, in picnickers, in countryside walkers, in hunters, in owners of livestock, in people with no history of rash diseases. When the relationship of spotted fever group (SFG) seropositivity the risk factors was investigated, there was no statistical significance. Conclusion: According to our study rickettsial disease is detected in Mersin and it was seen that the rickettsiosis disease need for more comprehensive studies to show the prevalence in all of Turkey.
{"title":"Seroprevalance of rickettsioses among healthy individuals in Mersin province, Turkey","authors":"İlker Alakus, E. Horasan, A. Kurt, Güliz Evi̇k, G. Ersoz, G. Aslan, A. Kaya","doi":"10.20518/tjph.288392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.288392","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Studies relevant to rikettsial biology, its pathogenesis and diagnosis have increase due to the increase of rickettsioses incidents in the world, particularly over the the past two decades. We investigated the seroprevalence of the ricketsia disease in the Mersin province of Turkey. Methods: This study included 450 healthy individuals aged 5 years and over, who had attended family health centers in Mersin city center. Serum samples collected during November 2011 were evaluated. Rickettsia antibody assays were used indirect immunofluorescenc techniques. Data were analyzed using a descriptive analysis, the Chi-Square Test and the Student T Test for comparison of variables. Results: The prevelance of ricketsia positivity was determined as 9.8%. The seropositivities were higher in males, in the unemployed, in the occupational risk groups, in people who live in rural regions, in people who work in gardens/farms, in picnickers, in countryside walkers, in hunters, in owners of livestock, in people with no history of rash diseases. When the relationship of spotted fever group (SFG) seropositivity the risk factors was investigated, there was no statistical significance. Conclusion: According to our study rickettsial disease is detected in Mersin and it was seen that the rickettsiosis disease need for more comprehensive studies to show the prevalence in all of Turkey.","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"128-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objective: To study leprosy patients in tribal concentrated Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India in terms of their knowledge, attitudes and the stigma they have experienced. Method: This cross-sectional study included 101 registered Leprosy patients, in a single leprosy treatment centre between April, 2012 - June, 2013. The data collection tool (a pre tested close-ended questionnaire) was based on leprosy related socio-demographic variables, knowled geregarding different kinds of problems and issues experienced by the patients/participants. The investigators collected the data in face to face interviews and house hold visit. Results: Overall the majority of the respondents (85.1%) were between 16 and 60 years of age. 74.3% were males, 80.2% were married, and 54.5% were literate. The majority (67.3%) articulated positive knowledge about transmission of the disease, 75.3% knew that numbness of hands is an early symptom, 88.12% that it is curable, 91.1% had untreated deformities. Experiences reported included disturbed marital relationships (90.1%) or social life (94.1%), loss of employment (54.5%), isolation with the sitation to talk to people (29.7%), family members not sharing food (94.1%); being forced to leave the family (54.45%). Health education interventions improved the knowledge of 91.1% of participants. Multi-Bacillary leprosy was higher in newly registered cases with higher disabilities in the hands and feet (60.4%), eyes (29.7%). 9.9% of WHO grade-2 disabilities were due to a delayed diagnosis. 67.5% of the patients/participants with some form of disability had experienced a delay in diagnosis up to 12 months. Conclusion: The study noted that the tribal people were affected by leprosy not only in terms of the physical problems, but also by the stigmatization that affects their social participation. These need to be addressed by the progress of the national leprosyp rogram. Keywords: Leprosy, social stigma, disability grading, India
{"title":"Knowledge, attitude and stigma experienced by leprosy patients in tribal concentrated Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India","authors":"Swapan Kumar Kolay","doi":"10.20518/TJPH.288398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/TJPH.288398","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To study leprosy patients in tribal concentrated Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India in terms of their knowledge, attitudes and the stigma they have experienced. Method: This cross-sectional study included 101 registered Leprosy patients, in a single leprosy treatment centre between April, 2012 - June, 2013. The data collection tool (a pre tested close-ended questionnaire) was based on leprosy related socio-demographic variables, knowled geregarding different kinds of problems and issues experienced by the patients/participants. The investigators collected the data in face to face interviews and house hold visit. Results: Overall the majority of the respondents (85.1%) were between 16 and 60 years of age. 74.3% were males, 80.2% were married, and 54.5% were literate. The majority (67.3%) articulated positive knowledge about transmission of the disease, 75.3% knew that numbness of hands is an early symptom, 88.12% that it is curable, 91.1% had untreated deformities. Experiences reported included disturbed marital relationships (90.1%) or social life (94.1%), loss of employment (54.5%), isolation with the sitation to talk to people (29.7%), family members not sharing food (94.1%); being forced to leave the family (54.45%). Health education interventions improved the knowledge of 91.1% of participants. Multi-Bacillary leprosy was higher in newly registered cases with higher disabilities in the hands and feet (60.4%), eyes (29.7%). 9.9% of WHO grade-2 disabilities were due to a delayed diagnosis. 67.5% of the patients/participants with some form of disability had experienced a delay in diagnosis up to 12 months. Conclusion: The study noted that the tribal people were affected by leprosy not only in terms of the physical problems, but also by the stigmatization that affects their social participation. These need to be addressed by the progress of the national leprosyp rogram. Keywords: Leprosy, social stigma, disability grading, India","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"178-186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this paper, impressions and experiences gained during the Erasmus+plus (YITAK Yeni Is Tecrubeleri icin Ankara Konsorsiyumu) program is shared by a Phd candidate in Public Health Nursing at the Health Centre of Monte, working from the 5th July to the 7th August, 2015. In this program the host institution was Escola de Enfermagem S. Jose Cluny from Madeira, Portugal and the home institution was the Hacettepe University, Turkey. Keywords: Public health, public health nursing, Erasmus programme, Portugal
在本文中，一位蒙特卫生中心的公共卫生护理博士候选人分享了2015年7月5日至8月7日在Erasmus+plus (YITAK Yeni Is Tecrubeleri icin Ankara Konsorsiyumu)项目中获得的印象和经验。在这个项目中，东道主机构是来自葡萄牙马德拉岛的Escola de Enfermagem S. Jose Cluny，主场机构是土耳其的Hacettepe大学。关键词:公共卫生，公共卫生护理，伊拉斯谟计划，葡萄牙
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Amac: Hekimlik pratigine dair meslek orgutune yansiyan ihlal iddialarini ve belirleyenlerini incelemektir. Yontem: Arastirma, Bursa Tabip Odasi (BTO) Yonetim Kurulu’nun 1991-2014 yillari arasindaki tum kayitlarinin, Onur Kurulu dosyalarinin ve bilgisayar kayitlarinin taranmasiyla gerceklestirilmistir. Bulgular: Incelenen donemde BTO’ya yapilan 593 basvuruda toplam 623 ihlal iddiasi bulunmaktadir. Ihlal iddialarinin %46.2’si Onur Kurulu’na iletilmis ve %29.5’ine yaptirim uygulanmasina karar verilmistir. Basvurular en cok hasta, hasta yakini ya da hastanin vekili tarafindan yapilmistir (%34.1). Hakkinda basvuru yapilan hekimlerin %75.7’si uzman, %23.3’u pratisyen, %1.0’i asistan hekimdir. En sik uc ihlal iddiasi sirasiyla; tanitim kurallarinin ihlali, haksiz kazanc/rekabete aykirilik (%24.8), tibbi uygulama hatasi (%21.4) ve gercek disi belge/rapor duzenlemektir (%18.2). ‘Gercek disi belge/rapor duzenlemek’, ‘Hasta haklarina saygisizlik’ ve ‘Aracilik, yonlendirme, cikar iliskisi’ eylemlerinin Saglikta Donusum Programi (SDP) sonrasinda anlamli derecede arttigi saptanmistir. Zorunlu Mesleki Sorumluluk Sigortasi sonrasinda tibbi uygulama hatasi iddialarinin sayisinda ve bu iddia sonucunda yaptirima ugratilan hekim sayisinda anlamli bir artis saptanmamistir. Sonuc: Bu calisma ile hekimlik uygulamalarina dair meslek ahlaki ihlallerini anlayabilmek ve sorunlari saptayabilmek acisindan onemli cikarimlar elde edilmis, bulgular SDP ile uygulamaya konulan politikalarin mesleki yukumluluklerin yasama gecirilmesini guclestirebilecegi yonunde yorumlanmistir.
阿马克：调查该机构在社会战略方面工作的暴力指控和标识符。Yontem：Arastirma，Bursa Tabip Odasi（BTO）是埃塞俄比亚大学1991年至2014年间砖记录扫描的必修课。调查结果显示，BTO提出的593项申请中有623项冲突。伊赫拉尔46.2%的索赔已移交最高法院，29.5%的索赔已决定申请。这些指纹是由最生病、最亲密或最有耐心的顾问（%34.1）制作的。估计有75.7%的医生、专家、23.3%的医生和1.0%的医生。与叙利亚最深刻的争论；tanitim规则违反了，不公平的kazanc/rekabete aykirik（%24.8），tibbi应用程序错误（%21.4）和gercek disi belge/rapor duzenlemektir（%18.2）。Saglikta Donusum Programi（SDP）中的“gercek disi-belge/ropor duzenlemek”，“Hasta haklarina saygisizlik”和“Aracilik，yonlendirme，cikar iliskisi”行为严重违反了该规则。Zorunlu Mesleki Sorumluluk Sigortasi sonrasinda tibbi vigulama hatasi iddialarin sayinda ve bu iddia sonucunda yaptirima ugratilan hekim sayinda anamli bir artis saptanmamistir。因此，值得注意的是，有十种香烟可以理解和解决科学和科学应用方面的法律差异，与实施调查结果有关的政策可以鼓励执法合法性的扩散。
{"title":"Is there an association between health policies and professional ethics? An evaluation based on disciplinary actions of the Bursa Chamber of Medicine","authors":"Kayıhan Pala, Rukiye Çakır, M. Civaner","doi":"10.20518/tjph.288393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.288393","url":null,"abstract":"Amac: Hekimlik pratigine dair meslek orgutune yansiyan ihlal iddialarini ve belirleyenlerini incelemektir. Yontem: Arastirma, Bursa Tabip Odasi (BTO) Yonetim Kurulu’nun 1991-2014 yillari arasindaki tum kayitlarinin, Onur Kurulu dosyalarinin ve bilgisayar kayitlarinin taranmasiyla gerceklestirilmistir. Bulgular: Incelenen donemde BTO’ya yapilan 593 basvuruda toplam 623 ihlal iddiasi bulunmaktadir. Ihlal iddialarinin %46.2’si Onur Kurulu’na iletilmis ve %29.5’ine yaptirim uygulanmasina karar verilmistir. Basvurular en cok hasta, hasta yakini ya da hastanin vekili tarafindan yapilmistir (%34.1). Hakkinda basvuru yapilan hekimlerin %75.7’si uzman, %23.3’u pratisyen, %1.0’i asistan hekimdir. En sik uc ihlal iddiasi sirasiyla; tanitim kurallarinin ihlali, haksiz kazanc/rekabete aykirilik (%24.8), tibbi uygulama hatasi (%21.4) ve gercek disi belge/rapor duzenlemektir (%18.2). ‘Gercek disi belge/rapor duzenlemek’, ‘Hasta haklarina saygisizlik’ ve ‘Aracilik, yonlendirme, cikar iliskisi’ eylemlerinin Saglikta Donusum Programi (SDP) sonrasinda anlamli derecede arttigi saptanmistir. Zorunlu Mesleki Sorumluluk Sigortasi sonrasinda tibbi uygulama hatasi iddialarinin sayisinda ve bu iddia sonucunda yaptirima ugratilan hekim sayisinda anlamli bir artis saptanmamistir. Sonuc: Bu calisma ile hekimlik uygulamalarina dair meslek ahlaki ihlallerini anlayabilmek ve sorunlari saptayabilmek acisindan onemli cikarimlar elde edilmis, bulgular SDP ile uygulamaya konulan politikalarin mesleki yukumluluklerin yasama gecirilmesini guclestirebilecegi yonunde yorumlanmistir.","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"135-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objective: This study analysed gender differences in self rated health status and their determinants by gender in Turkey. Methods: This is a further analysis of a 2010 Health Survey conducted by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) A total of 5488 men and 7149 women in Turkey were included in this cross-sectional study. Self-rated health was analysed using three logistic regression models. Results: The rates of poor health were 9.8% among women and 5.2% among men, with the gender gap increasing with age. Low level of education, chronic diseases and poverty were associated with poor perceived health in both genders. For women, marriage and retirement from secure jobs were associated with good health; obesity and smoking were factors that caused poor health. For men, unemployment had a negative impact on health. Conclusion: The determinants of poor health were associated with not only on socioeconomic status but also on gender in the Turkey. Marriage may provide social protection for women where there are insufficient social policies to protect them
{"title":"Gender differences in self-rated health and their determinants in Turkey: A further analysis of Turkish health survey","authors":"N. Etiler","doi":"10.20518/TJPH.288395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/TJPH.288395","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study analysed gender differences in self rated health status and their determinants by gender in Turkey. Methods: This is a further analysis of a 2010 Health Survey conducted by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) A total of 5488 men and 7149 women in Turkey were included in this cross-sectional study. Self-rated health was analysed using three logistic regression models. Results: The rates of poor health were 9.8% among women and 5.2% among men, with the gender gap increasing with age. Low level of education, chronic diseases and poverty were associated with poor perceived health in both genders. For women, marriage and retirement from secure jobs were associated with good health; obesity and smoking were factors that caused poor health. For men, unemployment had a negative impact on health. Conclusion: The determinants of poor health were associated with not only on socioeconomic status but also on gender in the Turkey. Marriage may provide social protection for women where there are insufficient social policies to protect them","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"152-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The level of service satisfaction of a client determines further utilization and also recommendations to others. Thus, this study assessed client satisfaction with Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) services provided at the Mother and Child Hospital, in Ondo State, Nigeria. Methods: This is a descriptive study carried out during July and August, 2012 among 321 respondents. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire at selected clinics in the hospital. Proportionate sampling was used to determine the total number of clients to be selected from each clinic. Results: Most of the respondents were generally satisfied with the services at the hospital with a majority (81.5%) rating the intra-partum service as the service they were most satisfied with. Overall, 62.5% of respondents were very satisfied with services provided by the hospital. Patient expectations, facility structures/equipment and healthcare providers’ attitude and the educational level of clients were found to be statistically associated with clients’ satisfaction (p<0.05). Conclusion: The overall satisfaction with services at the facility was 62.6%. The satisfaction level was higher among illiterate patients, who had no costs for transportation and those who had high expectation while coming to the hospital.
{"title":"Client satisfaction with maternal and child health care services at a public specialist hospital in a Nigerian Province","authors":"K. B. Tesleem, P. OkaforIfeoma","doi":"10.20518/TJPH.288390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20518/TJPH.288390","url":null,"abstract":"The level of service satisfaction of a client determines further utilization and also recommendations to others. Thus, this study assessed client satisfaction with Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) services provided at the Mother and Child Hospital, in Ondo State, Nigeria. Methods: This is a descriptive study carried out during July and August, 2012 among 321 respondents. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire at selected clinics in the hospital. Proportionate sampling was used to determine the total number of clients to be selected from each clinic. Results: Most of the respondents were generally satisfied with the services at the hospital with a majority (81.5%) rating the intra-partum service as the service they were most satisfied with. Overall, 62.5% of respondents were very satisfied with services provided by the hospital. Patient expectations, facility structures/equipment and healthcare providers’ attitude and the educational level of clients were found to be statistically associated with clients’ satisfaction (p<0.05). Conclusion: The overall satisfaction with services at the facility was 62.6%. The satisfaction level was higher among illiterate patients, who had no costs for transportation and those who had high expectation while coming to the hospital.","PeriodicalId":30432,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Public Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"117-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67662224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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