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Table 2 Service delivery and hospital reputation perceptions – doctors, nurses and administrators

From: Information technology systems in public sector health facilities in developing countries: the case of South Africa

Doctors

Absolutely disagree

Strongly disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Somewhat agree

Strongly agree

Absolutely Agree

Total

t-value

p-value

Significance

Patient waiting times for admissions have decrease

2

3

1

3

3

6

0

18

-0.0914

0.9283

 

Patient waiting times to be seen by a doctor or nurse are decreased

1

4

2

0

6

4

0

17

-0.4756

0.6412

 

Patient overall satisfaction with care received is higher

1

2

1

3

4

5

2

18

0.9382

0.3621

 

I am treating more patients per shift in the outpatient/ward/where I work

2

4

2

3

4

4

1

20

-0.7749

0.4484

 

There is increased satisfaction with the overall working conditions in the hospital

1

1

1

3

5

6

3

20

1.7130

0.1039

 

The hospital has enjoyed improved service delivery

1

2

1

3

1

9

2

19

1.6998

0.1074

 

Nurses

Patient waiting times for admissions have decrease

0

4

3

3

4

15

8

37

2.7761

0.0088

+

Patient waiting times to be seen by a doctor or nurse are decreased

1

0

1

5

10

17

4

38

1.9725

0.0563

 

Patient overall satisfaction with care received is higher

1

0

1

1

12

18

6

39

2.9657

0.0053

+

I am treating more patients per shift in the outpatient/ward/where I work

0

3

2

6

8

10

8

37

2.1513

0.0384

+

There is increased satisfaction with the overall working conditions in the hospital

0

1

7

2

9

14

7

40

2.2247

0.0321

+

The hospital has enjoyed improved service delivery

1

1

2

1

12

15

6

38

2.6109

0.0131

+

Administrators

Patient waiting times for admissions have decrease

1

1

1

2

2

10

8

25

2.6938

0.0130

+

Patient waiting times to be seen by a doctor or nurse are decreased

0

1

1

2

3

11

5

23

3.3013

0.0034

+

Patient overall satisfaction with care received is higher

0

0

0

5

5

10

2

22

2.1914

0.0404

+

I believe more patients are treated per shift as a result of the system

0

1

0

2

2

9

10

24

4.8093

0.0001

+

There is increased satisfaction with the overall working conditions in the hospital

0

3

0

1

4

10

10

28

3.5554

0.0015

+

The hospital has enjoyed improved service delivery

0

1

0

2

2

18

6

29

5.3258

0.0000

+