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Table 2 Quality of health care assessment

From: Task shifting in the management of hypertension in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

Variables

GRH patients

HC patients

Total

p-value

 

(%)

n = 130

(%)

n = 130

(%)

N = 260

 

Time given by HCP

 Sufficient

96.9

81.5

89.2

<0.001

 Insufficient

3.10

18.5

10.8

 

Distance HCF-Home

  < 5 km

59.2

66.2

62.7

0.252

  ≥ 5 km

40.8

33.8

37.3

 

Waiting time

  ≤ 30 min

32.3

36.9

34.6

0.438

  > 30 min

67.7

63.1

65.4

 

Perception of treatment cost

 Unaffordable

63.8

70.0

66.9

0.296

 Affordable

36.2

30.0

33.1

 

Perception of relationship

 Very good(excellent)/good

96.9

92.3

94.6

0.109

 Somewhat good/bad

3.1

7.7

5.4

 

Type of anti-hypertensive

 Multitherapy

11.5

23.8

17.7

0.046

 Monotherapy

70.0

60.0

65.0

0.951

 No treatment

18.5

16.2

17.3

 

Experience of side effects

 Yes

22.6

8.3

15.3

0.003

 No

77.4

91.7

84.7

 

Treatment adherence

 Yes

52.8

61.5

57.2

0.204

 No

47.2

38.5

42.8

 
  1. GRH General Referral Hospital, HC Health Center, HCP health care provider, HCF health care facility