Density of Healthcare Providers and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Multi-Site HIV Treatment Program in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBakanda, Celestin
dc.contributor.authorBirungi, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorMwesigwa, Robert
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorHagopian, Amy
dc.contributor.authorFord, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorMills, Edward J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T10:54:00Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T10:54:00Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractWe examined the association between density of healthcare providers and patient outcomes using a large nationally representative cohort of patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in Uganda. Design: We obtained data from The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in Uganda. Patients 18 years of age and older who initiated cART at TASO between 2004 and 2008 contributed to this analysis. The number of healthcare providers per 100 patients, the number of patients lost to follow-up per 100 person years and number of deaths per 100 person years were calculated. Spearman correlation was used to identify associations between patient loss to follow-up and mortality with the healthcare provider-patient ratios. Results: We found no significant associations between the number of patients lost to follow-up and physicians (p = 0.45), nurses (p = 0.93), clinical officers (p = 0.80), field officers (p = 0.56), and healthcare providers overall (p = 0.83). Similarly, no significant associations were observed between mortality and physicians (p = 0.65), nurses (p = 0.49), clinical officers (p = 0.73), field officers (p = 0.78), and healthcare providers overall (p = 0.73). Conclusions: Patient outcomes, as measured by loss to follow-up and mortality, were not significantly associated with the number of doctors, nurses, clinical officers, field officers, or healthcare providers overall. This may suggest that that other factors, such as the presence of volunteer patient supporters or broader political or socioeconomic influences, may be more closely associated with outcomes of care among patients on cART in Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBakanda C, Birungi J, Mwesigwa R, Zhang W, Hagopian A, et al. (2011) Density of Healthcare Providers and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Multi-Site HIV Treatment Program in Uganda. PLoS ONE 6(1): e16279. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016279en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal.pone.0016279
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1876
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPLoS ONEen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Providersen_US
dc.subjectPatient Outcomesen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectMulti-Site HIV Treatment Programen_US
dc.titleDensity of Healthcare Providers and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Multi-Site HIV Treatment Program in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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