Arega Asnakew
Department of Health Systems and Policy, Debre Tabor Hospital, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
Publications
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Research Article
Assessment of Adult Outpatient Waiting Time for Consultation and its Associated Factors at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2025
Author(s): Agmasie Setie, Gashaw Mekete, Arega Asnakew* and Gedefaw Abeje
Introduction: Outpatient departments are crucial for hospital access but face complaints due to long wait times. High patient-to-doctor ratios, lengthy card searches, and slow registrations. To address these issues, strategies like referral prioritization and cancellation policies are employed. Objective: To assess adult outpatient waiting time for consultation and its associated factors at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2024. Method: Facility based cross sectional study design was conducted among1058 clients visited OPD, from April 01/2024 to May 1/ 2024 in Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital. The study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling method. Then the data was collected using face-to-face interview techniques. SPSS version 27also used f.. Read More»