ArticleActa medica Philippina2025
Health System Responsiveness of Rural Health Units in the Cagayan Valley Region: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- "We feel like orphans": listening to users' expectations to ensure more responsive healthcare services in rural Peru.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Objective: This study assessed the level of health system responsiveness of Rural Health Units (RHUs) in Cagayan Valley Region along seven domains of responsiveness namely dignity, autonomy, confidentiality, choice of provider, prompt attention, communication, and quality of basic amenities, and five core components of the health system namely health governance, health human resource, health information system, access to medicines and technology, and service delivery. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was adopted using survey as the primary means of data collection using a researcher-developed questionnaire. The study was conducted in RHUs of 15 identified municipalities in the region. The municipalities were chosen based on their low performance in the LGU health score cards for 2019. A total of 618 clients and 235 health workers were included in the study. Frequency, percentage, and mean were used to analyze the profile and level of health system responsiveness. T-test and one-way ANOVA were used to test significant differences. Results: The results showed that the RHUs included in the study have very good level of health system responsiveness, with overall percentage scores ranging from 73.55 to 88.08, in all domains assessed. However, choice of providers within the facilities (62.71%) and access to medicine and technology (77.45%) were the least responsive among all the identified domains. Significant differences in the clients' assessment of the responsiveness of the RHUs were seen when grouped according to their sex, age, educational attainment, income level, overall level of health, frequency of visits, and distance of home to facility. The RHUs' location, whether in an urban or rural area, number of staff, and number of barangays catered also were found to determine the level of health system responsiveness. Moreover, not all RHUs were able to comply with basic requirements of the Department of Health specifically along the services offered. Conclusion: It can be concluded therefore that the RHUs, despite the limitations in certain aspects are still able to meet the expectations of the clients and health workers in the delivery of health services. However, in order to maximize responsiveness of these facilities, DOH requirements for these facilities should be met.
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