Patients' satisfaction with HIV and AIDS care in Anambra State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV and AIDS care requires frequent visits to the hospital. Patient satisfaction with care services during hospital visits is important in considering quality and outcome of care. Increasing number of patients needing treatment led to the decentralization of care to lower level hospitals without documented patient perception on the quality of services. The study determined and compared patient satisfaction with HIV and AIDS care services in public and private hospitals and identified the factors that influence it.

Method

This was a cross-sectional comparative study of patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in public and private hospitals in Anambra State. The sampling frame for the hospitals consisted of all registered public and private hospitals that have

SUBMITTER: Umeokonkwo CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203402 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature