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Table 3 Factors associated with patient satisfaction towards clinical laboratory service among adult patients attending outpatient departments at Debre Markos referral hospital, 2019 (n = 391)

From: Patient satisfaction with clinical laboratory services and associated factors among adult patients attending outpatient departments at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Satisfaction

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Satisfaction n (%)

Dissatisfaction n (%)

Education

 Unable to read and write

79 (20.25)

108 (27.6%)

1.00

1.00

 Able to read and write

13 (3.3%)

18 (4.6%)

0.30 (0.19, 0.56)

0.41 (0.18, 0.92)

 Grade 1–8

23 (5.9%)

30 (7.7%)

0.30 (0.14, 0.74)

0.52 (0.14, 3.26)

 Grade 9–12

15 (3.8%)

20 (5.1%)

0.34 (0.17, 0.67)

0.47 (0.20, 1.11)

 Diploma and above

59 (15.1%)

26 (6.6%)

0.33 (0.15, 4.10)

0.38 (0.15, 0.96)

Place to put personnel things

 Yes

52 (13.3%)

96 (24.6%)

1.00

1.00

 No

137 (35.0%)

106 (27.1%)

0.42 (0.28, 0.64)

0.34 (0.21, 0.54)

Occasion of missing results

 Yes

42 (10.7%)

23 (5.9%)

1.00

1.00

 No

147 (45.8%)

179 (37.6%)

2.2 (1.30, 3.90)

2.10 (1.13, 3.83)