Improvement of the patient flow in a large urban clinic with high HIV seroprevalence in Kampala, Uganda

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dc.creatorCastelnuovo, Barbara
dc.creatorBabigumira, Joyce
dc.creatorLamorde, M.
dc.creatorMuwanga, A.
dc.creatorKambugu, A.
dc.creatorColebunders, R.
dc.date2012-01-30T10:39:54Z
dc.date2012-01-30T10:39:54Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:32:19Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:32:19Z
dc.descriptionAntiretroviral treatment roll-out programmes in Africa often have difficulties to cope with the increasing number of clients. Based on the findings of a survey carried out in 2005 that showed long waiting times, innovative organizational changes (nurse visits and pharmacy-only refill visits) were introduced in our clinic. In August 2007, the survey was repeated to evaluate the impact of these changes. During both surveys we used the same standardized questionnaire. In 2007, 400 patients visited the clinic on the study day compared to 250 in 2005. The median time spent at the clinic decreased from 157 minutes in 2005 (range 22–426) to 124 minutes (15–314). All the waiting times for different services decreased except the time between the visit to the triage nurse and the doctors’ visit. A similar methodology could be used by other health services to evaluate and compare different models of care.
dc.identifierCastelnuovo, B., Babigumira, J., Lamorde, M., Muwanga, A., Kambugu, A., Colebunders, R. (2009). Improvement of the patient flow in a large urban clinic with high HIV seroprevalence in Kampala, Uganda. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 20
dc.identifierDOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008174
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/358
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/358
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of STD & AIDS
dc.subjectModels of care
dc.subjectSurvey
dc.subjectPatients flow
dc.subjectAntiretroviral treatment
dc.subjectHIV infection
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectCD4+ cell count
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleImprovement of the patient flow in a large urban clinic with high HIV seroprevalence in Kampala, Uganda
dc.typeJournal article, peer reviewed
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