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The relationship between satisfaction and knowledge about family-doctor program in Shahr-e-Kord

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Masoumeh Alidoosti1, elahe tavassoli1, Masoumeh Delaram2,*, Arash Najimi1, Gholamreza Sharifirad3
1MSc of Health Education, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
2Assistant Professor of Midwifery, Shahr-e-Kord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e-Kord, Iran
3Associate Professor of Health Management, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
*Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor of Midwifery, Shahr-e-Kord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e-Kord, Iran Email: masoumehdelaram@yahoo.com

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 13, issue 6; e93834
Published online:May 23, 2011
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Sep 06, 2010
Accepted:Oct 06, 2010
How to Cite:Alidoosti M, tavassoli E, Delaram M, Najimi A, Sharifirad G. The relationship between satisfaction and knowledge about family-doctor program in Shahr-e-Kord. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2011;13(6):e93834. doi:

Abstract

  Background : Attention to the satisfaction of recipients of medical services is an important issue. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between satisfaction and awareness of villagers about family-doctor program.

  Materials and Method : In this study, 1100 persons who were covered with the family-doctor program in rural area in Shahr-e-Kord. We used a self-made questionnaire and multi-stage sampling method . Data analyzed using chi-squared and Spearman correlation coefficient tests and p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant .

  Results : Awareness to family-doctor program was weak in 37.6% of peoples and 48.1 percent of them were fairly satisfied . There was a significant correlation between the knowledge of people and their satisfaction (p= 0.04).

  Conclusion : Informing people about the main goals of family-doctor program will help to promote the quality of program and increase people satisfaction

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