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| Title: | Assessment of the patient flow at the infectious diseases institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda |
| Authors: | Colebunders, R.
Bukenya, T.
Pakker, N.
Smith, O.
Boeynaems, V.
Waldron, J.
Muganga, Muganzi A.
Twijukye, C.
McAdam, K.
Katabira, E. |
| Keywords: | AIDS Care
Infectious Diseases Institute
Nursing
Antiretroviral treatment
Counselling
HIV/AIDS
Uganda |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2007 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Citation: | Colebunders, R., Bukenya, T., Pakker, N., Smith, O., Boeynaems, V., Waldron, J., Muganga, M.A., Twijukye, C., McAdam, K., Katabira, E. (2007). Assessment of the patient flow at the Infectious Diseases Institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda. AIDS Care, 19(2) |
| Abstract: | In order to cope with the increasing patient load, a study was performed to identify bottlenecks in patient flow at the Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic in Kampala, Uganda on 10 January 2005. On a standardised questionnaire we recorded for all patients: the time they presented at reception, waiting times for different services and in- and out times for nursing, counselling and doctor visits. 250 patients visited the clinic the study day: 36 (20 per cent) were asymptomatic; 133 (75 per cent) symptomatic but not critically ill and 8 (4.5 per cent) severely ill; 63 (37.5 per cent) were on antiretroviral treatment. The median time spend at the clinic was 157 minutes (range 22_426). The median time from reception to the triage/vital-signs measuring unit was 34 minutes (range 3_92), from triage nurse to doctor 51 minutes (range 1_205), from doctor to pharmacy 24 minutes (range 5_292). The median waiting time at the pharmacy was 30 minutes (range 10_175). Based on these results, organisational changes were proposed. A similar methodology could be used to evaluate and compare health service delivery systems for persons with HIV infection in Africa in order to identify the most efficient models of care. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1622 |
| ISSN: | 1360-0451 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Articles (Health-Sciences)
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