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Table 3 Consultation outcomes, effort, and fees paid

From: Does increased provider effort improve quality of care? Evidence from a standardised patient study on correct and unnecessary treatment

 

Asthma mean (sd)

TB mean (sd)

All mean (sd)

Outcome of consultation

   

Correct management (n = 454)

0.06 (0.23)

0.25 (0.43)

0.15 (0.36)

Unnecessary care (n = 454)

0.62 (0.49)

0.86 (0.34)

0.74 (0.44)

Provider effort

   

Number of checklist items carried out (n = 453)¹

10.91 (4.23)

10.13 (4.07)

10.52 (4.16)

Proportion of checklist terms carried out (n = 453)

0.33 (0.13)

0.35 (0.14)

0.34 (0.13)

Fees paid

   

Total fee USD (n = 453)

3.76 (3.14)

4.97 (3.56)

4.36 (3.40)

Consultation fee (n = 427)

1.31 (1.89)

1.30 (1.64)

1.30 (1.78)

Diagnostic tests fees (n = 448)

0.29 (0.89)

0.31 (0.76)

0.30 (0.83)

Medicines fees (n = 427)

2.10 (2.20)

3.40 (2.90)

2.72 (2.63)

  1. 1Target number of checklist items was 33 for asthma and 29 for TB