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Table 1 Respondents' rating of different services and resources in the working health institutions and different aspects of the health system

From: Iraqi health system in kurdistan region: medical professionals' perspectives on challenges and priorities for improvement

Variable

Scale [No. (%)]

Negative view

Positive view

Very weak

Weak

Total

Satisfactory

Good

Very good

Total

Health institution aspects

Offered services

45 (21.7)

90 (43.5)

135 (65.2)

51 (24.6)

21 (10.1)

0 (0.0)

72 (34.8)

Availability of required quantity and quality of medicines

67 (32.2)

76 (36.5)

143 (68.8)

47 (22.6)

16 (7.7)

2 (1.0)

65 (31.3)

Medical equipment and investigation tools

61 (29.3)

82 (39.4)

143 (68.8)

47 (22.6)

17 (8.2)

1 (0.5)

65 (31.3)

Availability of sufficient number of nurse and other health care workers

25 (12.1)

49 (23.7)

74 (35.7)

67 (32.4)

50 (24.2)

16 (7.7)

133 (64.3)

Health system aspects

Overall health system

50 (24.0)

100 (48.1)

150 (72.1)

47 (22.6)

11 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

58 (27.9)

Government fund allocation for health

38 (19.6)

92 (47.4)

130 (67.0)

43 (22.2)

20 (10.3)

1 (0.5)

64 (33.0)

Salary of medical professionals

25 (12.1)

64 (31.1)

89 (43.2)

66 (32.0)

48 (23.3)

3 (1.5)

117 (56.8)

Role of private sector compared with public sector

34 (17.2)

76(38.4)

110(55.6)

56 (28.3)

31 (15.7)

1 (0.5)

88 (44.4)

Health education activities

83 (40.5)

91 (44.4)

174 (84.9)

26 (12.7)

5 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

31 (15.1)

Role of professional associations in controlling health system and private practice

116 (57.4)

60 (29.7)

176 (87.1)

19 (9.4)

6 (3.0)

1 (0.5)

26 (12.9)

Role of medical research in health system

112 (54.4)

69 (33.5)

181 (87.9)

17 (8.3)

8 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

25 (12.1)

  1. Note: Not all questions are answered by all respondents