Table 3 Participants’ rating of selected attributes of the health care system in Armenia
Attribute | Total %(n = 576) | Male 16.67% (n = 96) | Female 83.33% (n = 480) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
a. Equal access to care for all citizens | ||||
Very bad | 20.70 (119) | 12.50 (12) | 22.34 (107) | 0.045 |
Bad | 28.35 (163) | 39.58 (38) | 26.10 (125) | |
Neither bad nor good | 40.00 (230) | 35.42 (34) | 40.92 (196) | |
Good | 10.09 (58) | 11.46 (11) | 9.81 (47) | |
Very good | 0.87 (5) | 1.04 (1) | 0.84 (4) | |
b. Modern medical equipment | ||||
Very bad | 1.22 (7) | 2.08 (2) | 1.04 (5) | 0.308 |
Bad | 6.09 (35) | 7.29 (7) | 5.85 (28) | |
Neither bad nor good | 39.13 (225) | 45.83 (44) | 37.79 (181) | |
Good | 41.74 (240) | 37.50 (36) | 42.59 (204) | |
Very good | 11.83 (68) | 7.29 (7) | 12.73 (61) | |
c. Professional qualifications of providers | ||||
Very bad | 3.65 (21) | 3.13 (3) | 3.76 (18) | 0.588 |
Bad | 9.91 (57) | 10.42 (10) | 9.81 (47) | |
Neither bad nor good | 40.70 (234) | 46.88 (45) | 39.46 (189) | |
Good | 38.78 (223) | 35.42 (34) | 39.46 (189) | |
Very good | 6.96 (40) | 4.17 (4) | 7.52 (36) | |
d. Respect to patients | ||||
Very bad | 8.89 (51) | 7.29 (7) | 9.21 (44) | 0.386 |
Bad | 15.68 (90) | 10.42 (10) | 16.74 (80) | |
Neither bad nor good | 41.11 (236) | 48.96 (47) | 39.54 (189) | |
Good | 27.18 (156) | 26.04 (25) | 27.41 (131) | |
Very good | 7.14 (41) | 7.29 (7) | 7.11 (34) | |
e. Ability to choose a provider | ||||
Very bad | 1.04 (6) | 1.04 (1) | 1.04 (5) | 0.018 |
Bad | 2.26 (13) | 1.04 (1) | 2.51 (12) | |
Neither bad nor good | 24.87 (143) | 38.54 (37) | 22.13 (106) | |
Good | 48.35 (278) | 40.63 (39) | 49.90 (239) | |
Very good | 23.48 (135) | 18.75 (18) | 24.43 (117) | |
f. Quality of basic amenities (cleanliness, ventilation, quality of food, number of patients in the room, etc.) | ||||
Very bad | 1.91 (11) | 0.00 (0) | 2.30 (11) | 0.365 |
Bad | 8.00 (46) | 6.25 (6) | 8.35 (40) | |
Neither bad nor good | 54.09 (311) | 61.46 (59) | 52.61 (252) | |
Good | 29.57 (170) | 27.08 (26) | 30.06 (144) | |
Very good | 6.43 (37) | 5.21 (5) | 6.68 (32) | |