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. 2024 Dec;14(4):240-245.
doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2024.08.003. Epub 2024 Sep 2.

Healthcare professionals perceptions towards the determinants of effective emergency health care services in public health centres of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Genanew Kassie Getahun  1 , Abraham Shewamare  2 , Wondimu Ayele Andabob  2 , Ewnetu Mulugeta Duressa  3 , Molla Yigzaw Birhanu  4
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Healthcare professionals perceptions towards the determinants of effective emergency health care services in public health centres of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Genanew Kassie Getahun et al. Afr J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Introduction: Emergency healthcare services enable early detection and life-saving interventions for time-sensitive acute injuries and illnesses. The aim of this paper was to assess health care professional's perception towards determinants of effective emergency healthcare services in public health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2023.

Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at public health centers in Addis Ababa with a sample of 422 study participants. Study participants were selected using simple random sampling techniques. To identify factors associated with the outcome variable, bi-variable and multi-variable logistic regression analyses were conducted. Variables having a p-value less than 0.05 in multi-variable logistic regression analysis were declared determinants of positive perception towards emergency medical services effectiveness.

Results: Among the study participants, 76.3 % (95 % CI: 72.3, 80.6) had a positive perception towards the public health centers effectiveness in providing emergency healthcare services. Moreover, training (AOR: 4.05; 95 % CI: 1.97, 8.32), ICT service implementation (AOR: 6.55; 95 % CI: 3.37, 12.73), resource availability in the emergency department (AOR: 5.07; 95 % CI: 2.51, 10.25), and management support (AOR: 3.22; 95 % CI: 1.66, 6.25) were determinant factors associated with the perception of effectiveness in emergency medical care services.

Conclusion: Nearly three-fourths of healthcare providers in Addis Ababa perceived that the emergency healthcare services were effective. Furthermore, training on patient service delivery, ICT service implementation, availability of resources in emergency departments, and management support were independent determinants of positive perception towards effective emergency healthcare services.

Keywords: Effectiveness; Emergency healthcare services; Ethiopia; Public health centers.

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