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Table 6 Multiple regression model for relative patient satisfaction scores among 133 TB patients in Kampala, Uganda, 2007-2008

From: Patient satisfaction, feasibility and reliability of satisfaction questionnaire among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Uganda: a cross-sectional study

 

PS-13 satisfaction subscales

SIMS satisfaction subscales

 

Quality of care

Responsiveness

Management

Action and usage

Potential problems

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Univariate

Multivariate

Variables

          

Hospital

          

   Mengo

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Mulago

0.68

0.48

0.92

0.86

1.01

1.02

0.97

0.89

0.66

0.65

 

(0.64-0.72)

(0.42-0.52)

(0.90-0.94)

(0.81-0.90)

(0.99-1.03)

(0.97-1.07)

(0.90-1.03)

(0.78-1.02)

(0.60-0.72)

(0.49-0.88)

Sex

          

   Women

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Male

1.06

0.93

0.96

0.95

1.01

1.01

1.06

1.12

0.88

1.05

 

(0.88-1.28)

(0.81-1.15)

(0.90-1.02)

(0.91-1.00)

(0.96-1.06)

(0.96-1.06)

(0.93-1.21)

(0.99-1.28)

(0.69-1.12)

(0.81-1.37)

HIV-status

          

   Negative

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Positive

1.08

1.04

1.01

0.99

1.00

1.01

1.11

1.16

1.04

0.99

 

(0.90-1.30)

(0.91-1.19)

(0.95-1.07)

(0.94-1.05)

(0.98-1.08)

(0.96-1.06)

(0.97-1.26)

(1.01-1.33)

(0.80-1.32)

(0.80-1.22)

Age group

          

   18-24 yrs

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   25-34 yrs

1.00

1.12

1.00

1.04

1.05

1.13

0.94

0.77

1.02

1.13

 

(0.83-1.21)

(0.93-1.34)

(0.94-1.06)

(0.97-1.12)

(1.00-1.11)

(1.05-1.21)

(0.83-1.08)

(0.64-0.93)

(0793-.30)

(0.85-1.51)

   35-44 yrs

1.13

0.96

1.01

1.05

1.01

1.10

0.93

0.72

0.95

1.09

 

(0.91-1.38)

(0.75-1.22)

(0.95-1.08)

(0.97-1.14)

(0.96-1.07)

(1.02-1.19)

(0.80-1.08)

(0.59-0.88)

(0.73-1.26)

(0.79-1.54)

   45+ yrs

1.13

1.11

1.06

1.08

0.99

1.12

1.01

0.77

1.42

1.36

 

(0.89-1.45)

(0.89-1.48)

(0.98-1.14)

(0.98-1.18)

(0.92-1.06)

(1.02-1.24)

(0.84-1.21)

(0.61-0.96)

(1.04-1.93)

(0.95-1.95)

Patient category

          

Starting

therapy

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Two therapy

1.03

1.06

1.02

1.04

1.02

1.04

1.13

1.26

0.88

0.87

 

(0.85-1.26)

(1.10-1.24)

(0.96-1.08)

(0.97-1.10)

(0.97-1.07)

(0.98-1.11)

(0.98-1.30)

(1.08-1.47)

(0.68-1.13)

(0.68-1.12)

Completed

therapy

1.05

1.05

1.03

1.04

1.06

1.09

1.09

1.23

1.00

0.91

 

(0.87-1.28)

(0.90-1.22)

(0.97-1.09)

(0.98-1.11)

(1.00-1.11)

(1.03-1.16)

(0.94-1.25)

(1.06-1.44)

(0.77-1.28)

(0.72-1.15)

Income

          

   No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

0.93

1.07

0.98

1.00

1.02

1.07

1.00

0.93

0.81

0.91

 

(0.76-1.14)

(0.93-1.24)

(0.92-1.04)

(0.94-1.06)

(0.97-1.08)

(1.01-1.14)

(0.86-1.16)

(0.80-1.08)

(0.62-1.06)

(0.72-1.16)

Education

          

   None

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Yes

0.66

0.91

0.94

1.02

1.02

1.01

1.05

1.12

0.72

1.03

 

(0.52-0.82)

(0.77-1.09)

(0.88-1.02)

(0.95-1.09)

(0.95-1.08)

(0.94-1.08)

(0.88-1.25)

(0.94-1.34)

(0.51-1.01)

(0.77-1.38)

Male*35-44

-

1.59

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  

(1.19-2.11)

        

No income*45+

-

-

-

-

-

0.85

-

-

-

-

      

(0.74-0.98)

    

Male*public

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.58

hospital

         

(0.40-0.86)

R 2

-

0.59

-

0.27

-

0.19

-

0.17

-

0.43

  1. Dependent variables for PS-13 patient service satisfaction were log (quality of care), log (responsiveness), and log (management). Dependent variables for SIMS scale were log (action and usage), and log (potential problems). PS-13 = 13-item patient service satisfaction questionnaire, SIMS = satisfaction with information about TB medicine scale