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Table 3 Advantages of private clinics from the patients’ perspective, Tigray National Regional State, February 2011

From: Public-on-private dual practice among physicians in public hospitals of Tigray National Regional State, North Ethiopia: perspectives of physicians, patients and managers

Factor

Frequency (N = 91)

Percent

Better care and treatment in private sector

69

75.8%

Shorter waiting times in private sector

60

65.9%

Better attention in public hospitals after referral from private clinic

56

61.5%

Easier access to a bed in public hospital after referral from private clinic

36

39.6%