maternal satisfaction with health and healthcare services: a survey in northern iran

Maternal Satisfaction with Health and Healthcare Services: A Survey in Northern Iran

Background and Objectives: Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of health and healthcare services. Most relevant studies in Iran have been conducted in the nation’s capital, and there is a lack of large-scale studies in other regions of this country. In order to help filling this gap, this study was designed to undertake a relatively large-scale assessment of patient sa...

A survey of client satisfaction from The delivery of services in urban health centers of Yazd

Introduction- Satisfaction as a key indicator of health care quality is important for development, recognition and treatment of people in need. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of satisfaction of referral people to health center of Yazd city. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive analytic (cross- sectional) study. The participants were 360 clients referred to 13 healt...

Achieving progress in maternal and neonatal health through integrated and comprehensive healthcare services – experiences from a programme in northern Tanzania

BACKGROUND An integrated and comprehensive hospital/community based health programme is presented, aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity. It is run as part of a general programme of health care at a rural hospital situated in northern Tanzania. The purpose was through using research and statistics from the programme area, to illustrate how a hospital-based programme with ...

Socioeconomic Status and Satisfaction with Public Healthcare System in Iran

BACKGROUND The users' satisfaction is a method for evaluating the efficacy of healthcare system. We aimed to evaluate the association between the users' socioeconomic status (SES) and satisfaction with the healthcare system in Shiraz, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted from December, 2013 to March, 2014, in Shiraz, Iran. 3400 households were recruited by multi-stage cluste...

Patient Satisfaction With the Quality of Health Services Provided by Public Hospitals in Rasht, Iran

Cultural barriers in access to healthcare services for people with disability in Iran: A qualitative study

Background: People with disability experience various problems to access to healthcare services. This study aimed to identify cultural barriers in access to healthcare services for people with disability in Iran.    Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis to identify the cultural barriers.  We used semi-structured interviews to collect data. Participants...