MỨC ĐỘ ĐÁP ỨNG BỘ CHUẨN THIẾT YẾU ÁP DỤNG CHO PHÒNG KHÁM ĐA KHOA CỦA SỞ Y TẾ THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH Ở CÁC PHÒNG KHÁM ĐA KHOA TƯ NHÂN TẠI THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH

Abstract

Background: how many private general clinics in Hochiminh City (HCMC) really meeting a set of essential standards applied for general clinics of HCMC Department of Health is unknown. Objectives: to determine the proportion and factors related to meeting the set of essential standards at private general clinics in HCMC in 2020. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study with statistical analysis conducted at 131 private general clinics in HCMC. The set of essential standards consists of 20 quality items. Each item was evaluated using a scored scale ranging from 1 to 5 points. The combined score of each private general clinic was the average of all 20 items. A private general clinic was considered meeting the set of essential standards if its combined score was ≥ 2.5 points. Results: Among 131 private general clinics in HCMC evaluated, 48.1%  private general clinics met the set of essential standards. The following factors of a private general clinic were independently related to meeting the set of essential standards: increased number of doctors, being in the inner city, and having not been punished administratively for the law violation. Conclusions: Nearly a half of private general clinics in HCMC met the set of essential standards applied for general clinics of HCMC Department of Health.