| Autor: |
Olowookere, SA, Olaitan, JO, Adeleke, NA, Olaitan, PB, Adepoju, EG |
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South African Family Practice; September 2013, Vol. 55 Issue: 5 p439-444, 6p |
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AbstractObjective:The objective of this study was to assess the quality of service provided to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) at a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria.Design:Descriptive cross-sectional study design.Setting and subjects:People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at the State Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria.Outcome measures:Quality of the services rendered to PLWHA.Results:A total of 304 PLWHA were interviewed. Their ages ranged from 16–60 years, with a mean age of 35.5 ± 8.8 years. There were 212 (69.7%) female and 92 (30.3%) male respondents, 248 (81.6%) were married and 108 (35.5%) had a tertiary education. Approximately half (148, 48.7%) rated the quality of the services rendered to them at the hospital as excellent, 132 (43.4%) rated it as good, and 24 (7.9%) as fair. None rated the services rendered as poor or very poor.Conclusion:The results of this study showed a good relationship between PLWHA and healthcare workers in general. Education, training and re-training of the health workers should be an ongoing exercise. |
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