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Table 2 Quality and satisfaction with services as reported by the clients by study arm, Dosso region, Niger, 2020

From: Assessment of segmentation and targeted counseling on family planning quality of care and client satisfaction: a facility-based survey of clients in Niger

 

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

 

n = 679a

n = 898a

n = 1143a

Quality of counseling

 Was given information about the different methods of FP (% yes)*

71.13

55.03

45.96

 Was asked about her preference for a method of FP (% yes)*

87.06

73.32

74.76

 The provider showed you the demonstration kit with the methods, the pictures of the methods, a poster with the methods or examples of the methods during your discussion (% yes)

40.48

37.18

20.14

 Interaction with provider - About the method you received, provider told you: a) how to use the method; b) about side effects of the method; c) what to do if you have problems with the method; and d) that you could change methods) - (% yes to all four)*

46.39

36.27

20.23

 Average quality score based on four items above (0–1)

0.60

0.50

0.40

Level of satisfaction

 Would you say that the time you spent waiting for your appointment was:

  No waiting time

33.43

34.23

22.05

  Reasonable

47.04

52.80

54.42

  Too long

19.53

12.98

23.53

 During your visit, how were you treated by the provider? (% “very well”)

32.25

52.46

32.98

 Are you very satisfied, satisfied, somewhat satisfied or not satisfied at all with your FP visit to the facility today? (% “very satisfied”)

25.67

44.68

27.56

 Average satisfaction score based on three items (no waiting time/reasonable coded 1 vs. too long coded zero) (0–1)

0.46

0.61

0.46

  1. aSome n’s smaller due to a small amount of missing information
  2. *p ≤ 0.05 for chi-square test between groups