%0 Journal Article
%T The relationship between satisfaction and knowledge about family-doctor program in Shahr-e-Kord
%A Masoumeh Alidoosti
%A Elahe Tavassoli
%A Masoumeh Delaram
%A Arash Najimi
%J Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
%D 2011
%I Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
%X Background: Attention to the satisfaction of recipients of medical services is an important issue. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between satisfaction and awareness of villagers about family-doctor program. Materials and Method: In this study, 1100 persons who were covered with the family-doctor program in rural area in Shahr-e-Kord. We used a self-made questionnaire and multi-stage sampling method. Data analyzed using chi-squared and Spearman correlation coefficient tests and p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.Results: Awareness to family-doctor program was weak in 37.6% of peoples and 48.1 percent of them were fairly satisfied. There was a significant correlation between the knowledge of people and their satisfaction (p= 0.04).Conclusion: Informing people about the main goals of family-doctor program will help to promote the quality of program and increase people satisfaction
%K Knowledge
%K family physician program
%K satisfaction
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