Performance of primary care in different healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional study of patients' experiences in Southern Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In most African countries, primary care is delivered through a district health system. Many factors, including staffing levels, staff experience, availability of equipment and facility management, affect the quality of primary care between and within countries. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of primary care in different types of public health facilities in Southern Malawi.

Study design

This was a cross-sectional quantitative study.

Setting

The study was conducted in 12 public primary care facilities in Neno, Blantyre and Thyolo districts in July 2018.

Participants

Patients aged ≥18 years, excluding the severely ill, were selected to participate in the study.

Primary outcomes

We used the Malawian primary care assessment tool

SUBMITTER: Dullie L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661549 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature