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Evaluation of the role of perceived quality and satisfaction of beneficiaries about the health care services and benefits of community clinics in Bangladesh
Introduction Bangladesh provides free healthcare to its citizens through 10,723 community
clinics which provide one-stop healthcare services that is vital in ensuring
primary healthcare. Measuring beneficiary' contentment is crucial to improve
the quality of care and the perceived service quality have a significant impact
on how often people use those health services. This study focuses on perceived
quality and satisfaction of beneficiaries about the primary health care services
and benefits of community clinics in Bangladesh.
Methods A quantitative descriptive survey was conducted from March 2019 to April
2019 in the catchment area of 80 community clinics located at 16 Upazila
under eight districts of eight divisions in Bangladesh. The survey compiled
local data on client’s experience on health care service of community clinics.
Besides, Sixteen Upazilas from eight districts were randomly selected for
conducting interviews.
Results Data was provided by a total of 760 female participants, among them majority
(41%) belonged to the age group of 18-24 years old, and this very group
showed more satisfaction than others (Odds Ratio 1.44). Besides, childless
married women were also found to be content with the community clinic
services compared to the remaining types of clients (Odds Ratio 1.64).
However, gender, education, and economic perspective were positive aspects
of getting service from community clinics.
Conclusions Although there is a challenge balancing psychosocial and medical care,
promoting client-oriented care with a focus on the cultural factors of the area
is vital. This can be done through community-focused training together with
explaining written prescriptions to the beneficiary, including the signs,
symptoms, treatment, and referral points. The study findings will enable
responsible authority to improve quality of primary health care services,
realizing beneficiary’ ideas of community clinic service quality
Anxiolytic, antidepressant and antioxidant activity of the methanol extract of Canarium resiniferum leaves
Background and aim This study evaluated the anxiolytic, antidepressant, and antioxidant activity of the methanol extract of Canarium resiniferum (MECR) leaves, and determined the total phenolic and flavonoid contents in this extract. Experimental procedure The anxiolytic effect of MECR (100, 200, 400 mg/kg, p.o.) was tested in mice using the elevated plus-maze (EPM) test, the hole-board test (HBT), and the light-dark box (LDB) test. Its antidepressant effect was evaluated in the tail suspension (TST) and the forced swim (FST) tests. The total phenolic (TPC) and flavonoid (TFC) content was measured using standard colorimetric assays. Antioxidant activity was determined using the DPPH radical scavenging and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. Results and conclusion MECR, at all doses, showed dose-dependent anxiolytic activity. At 400 mg/kg, it significantly increased the time spent and number of entries in the open arms (EPM test), the number of head-dips (HBT), and the time spent into the light compartment (LDB) test compared to the control. In the TST and FST, MECR dose-dependently reduced the duration of immobility compared to untreated animals. This was significant for all doses except for 100 mg/kg in the FST model. MECR showed high TPC and TFC (90.94 ± 0.75 mg GAE/g and 51.54 ± 0.78 mg QE/g of dried extract, respectively) and displayed potent activity in the DPPH radical scavenging (IC50 = 177.82 μg/mL) and FRAP assays. These findings indicate that C. resiniferum has the potential to alleviate anxiety and depression disorders, which merits further exploration