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Table 6 Differences in Attributes of Quality (bivariate analysis) - Kenya

From: Measuring client satisfaction and the quality of family planning services: A comparative analysis of public and private health facilities in Tanzania, Kenya and Ghana

 

Hospitals

Health Centers, Clinics & Other Facilities

 

Mean

Value

P

Mean

Value

P

 

Public

(n = 87)

NGO

(n = 60)

 

Public

(n = 72)

NGO

(n = 104)

 

BASIC

      

Catchment area population

264,646

296,768

0.858

26,374

29,653

0.507

STRUCTURE

      

Infrastructure and equipment

      

Physical infrastructure(# of amenities)

4.56

4.87

0.103

3.37

3.78

0.076

Examination room (# of items present)

7.32

7.57

0.406

6.68

7.06

0.099

Management

      

System for review of management (%)

91.5

92.5

0.342

82.2

69.6

0.010

System for collecting client opinion (%)

74.3

78.2

0.555

58.4

65.9

0.203

Routine quality assurance program (%)

62.5

72.0

0.154

44.1

49.7

0.779

Last supervisory visit within 6 mths (%)

91.2

80.4

0.147

95.6

92.6

0.022

Facility has stock inventory and stock is organized and protected (%)

79.6

53.4

0.000

57.6

29.1

0.000

Stock inventory, quality (%)

60.5

40.9

0.007

49.41

24.0

0.008

Availability of services

      

Number of days FP services provided

5.1

5.2

0.342

5.1

5.5

0.043

Trained provider always present (%)

93.7

100.0

0.059

37.2

56.6

0.018

# of FP methods offered (out of 14)

6.8

5.8

0.026

4.9

3.9

0.001

# of other reproductive health services offered (out of 6)

4.4

4.2

0.296

3.6

3.5

0.301

Counseling

      

# of protocols on FP counseling(out of 5)

1.0

0.8

0.310

1.1

0.9

0.179

# of visual aids for demonstrating use of FP (out of 9)

3.0

2.1

0.001

2.4

1.8

0.000

Facility has private room for FP counseling (%)

75.8

81.0

0.753

75.8

81.0

0.725

Whether there is an individual client card for FP (%)

92.0

59.1

0.000

74.4

49.4

0.037

Number of years of FP experience of providers

6.3

5.6

0.026

8.1

7.5

0.306

PROCESS

      

Waiting time 1 (minutes)

69.2

67.8

0.954

65.2

21.9

0.000

Interpersonal (N = )

346

67

 

130

85

 

Privacy ensured during examination (%)

79.3

73.0

0.039

81.1

84.7

0.004

Asked clients about concerns with methods or currently used method (%)

74.9

70.5

0.937

61.0

90.2

0.003

Confidentiality assured (%)

53.4

51.9

0.893

35.7

52.7

0.004

Provider explained method use (%)

73.0

79.0

0.965

72.0

64.3

0.273

Provider prescribed injectable (%)

      

Technical

      

Reproductive history (out of 11)

3.0

2.1

0.008

2.3

2.7

0.322

Physical examination (out of 5)

3.2

3.2

0.827

2.9

3.0

0.618

Injectable procedure 2 (out of 9)

3.8

3.8

0.971

3.6

3.9

0.137

Duration of consultation (minutes)

16.2

15.7

0.796

13.8

18.5

0.106