Table 6 Comparison of variables between patients who considered visiting the family health centre for the same health problem and those who did not consider visiting the family health centre for the same health problem
Variables | Would you consider going to family health centre if your child has the same health problems in the future? | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Partially n (%) | |||
How urgent do you think your child’s health condition is? | Very urgent | 33 (9.3) | 18 (10.3) | 7 (5.5) | 0,004 |
Urgent | 213 (60.0) | 89 (50.9) | 56 (44.1) | ||
Semi-urgent (normal) | 91 (25.6) | 62 (35.4) | 56 (44.1) | ||
Not urgent | 18 (5.1) | 6 (3.4) | 8 (6.3) | ||
Did you take action to address your child’s health problems before visiting the PED? | No | 41 (11.5) | 34 (19.4) | 21 (16.5) | 0,012 |
Medication | 138 (38.9) | 46 (26.3) | 47 (37.0) | ||
Cold-hot application | 46 (13.0) | 23 (13.1) | 11 (8.7) | ||
Medication and cold-hot application | 54 (15.2) | 18 (10.3) | 14 (11.0) | ||
Other | 76 (21.4) | 54 (30.9) | 34 (26.8) | ||
Are you satisfied with the care your child received in the PED? | Yes | 191 (53.8) | 92 (52.6) | 63 (49.6) | 0.307 |
No | 39 (11.0) | 30 (17.1) | 18 (4.2) | ||
Partially | 125 (35.2) | 53 (30.3) | 46 (36.2) | ||
To what extent do you trust the PED? | Trust a lot | 27 (7.6) | 7 (4.0) | 5 (3.9) | 0.068 |
Trust | 181 (51.0) | 88 (50.3) | 62 (48.8) | ||
Undecided | 110 (31.0) | 49 (28.0) | 40 (31.5) | ||
I do not trust | 35 (9,8) | 25 (14.3) | 19 (15.0) | ||
Do not trust at all | 2 (0.6) | 6 (3.4) | 1 (0.8) | ||
What is your level of satisfaction with the PED? | Very satisfied | 26 (7.3) | 8 (4.6) | 4 (3.1) | 0.205 |
Satisfied | 184 (51.8) | 95 (54.3) | 59 (46.5) | ||
Undecided | 101 (28.5) | 42 (24.0) | 42 (33.1) | ||
Dissatisfied | 39 (11.0) | 24 (13.7) | 20 (15.7) | ||
Very dissatisfied | 5 (1.4) | 6 (3.4) | 2 (1.6) | ||
No | 69 (19.5) | 33 (18.9) | 19 (15.0) | ||
Partially | 63 (17.7) | 18 (10.3) | 43 (33.9) | ||
How you trust in family health centres? | Trust a lot | 22 (6.2) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (1.6) | < 0,001 |
Trust | 276 (77.8) | 46 (26.3) | 58 (45,6) | ||
Undecided | 47 (13.2) | 77 (44.0) | 59 (46.5) | ||
I do not trust | 7 (2.0) | 37 (21.1) | 5 (3.9) | ||
Do not trust at all | 3 (0.8) | 11 (6.3) | 3 (2.4) | ||
What is your level of satisfaction with family health centres? | Very satisfied | 27 (7.6) | 4 (2.3) | 5 (3.9) | < 0,001 |
Satisfied | 277 (78,0) | 46 (26.3) | 53 (41.8) | ||
Undecided | 42 (11.8) | 81 (46.3) | 60 (47.2) | ||
Dissatisfied | 8 (2.3) | 35 (20,0) | 9 (7.1) | ||
Very dissatisfied | 1 (0.3) | 9 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
How effective do you find it in managing your child’s health problem when you visit family health centres instead of visiting the PED? | Very effective | 25 (7.0) | 3 (1.7) | 7 (5.5) | < 0,001 |
Effective | 252 (71.0) | 64 (36.6) | 61 (48.0) | ||
I am not sure | 56 (15.8) | 59 (33.7) | 45 (35.5) | ||
Ineffective | 20 (5.6) | 39 (22.3) | 12 (9.4) | ||
Not effective at all | 2 (0.6) | 10 (5.7) | 2 (1.6) | ||
Do you believe that your child’s health problem would be solved if you went to the GP for your child’s health problem? | Yes | 168 (47.3) | 34 (19.4) | 36 (28.4) | < 0,001 |
No | 41 (11.5) | 87 (49.7) | 20 (15.7) | ||
Partially | 146 (41.2) | 54 (30.9) | 71 (55.9) | ||
How much do you know about services offered by family health centres? | I am very knowledgeable | 23 (6.5) | 5 (2.9) | 4 (3.1) | < 0,001 |
I am knowledgeable | 225 (63.4) | 86 (49.1) | 56 (44.1) | ||
I am not sure | 39 (11.0) | 44 (25.1) | 37 (29.1) | ||
I have limited experience | 64 (18.0) | 35 (20,0) | 27 (21.3) | ||
I do not have any information | 4 (1.1) | 5 (2.9) | 3 (2.4) | ||