Table 2: Waiting time, duration, information source and perceived benefit of counseling session; client satisfaction with PMTCT services in public hospitals of Hadiya zone south Ethiopia, 2017.

Variables

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Awareness about the presence of PMTCT before she came

Yes

337

79.7

No

86

20.3

Source of information of PMTCT

Health workers

234

69.4

Mass media

19

5.6

Friends

5

1.5

Health extension workers

65

19.3

Others

14

4.2

Pretest and posttest counseling were given by the same counselor

Yes

338

79.9

No

85

42.3

There was no language barrier

Yes

372

87.9

No

51

12.1

The counseling session was beneficial

Yes

413

97.6

No 

10

2.4

 

Providers Sex preference

 

Yes

113

26.7

No

310

73.3

Waiting time to see a service provider

 

< 30 minutes

319

75.4

>= 30 minutes

104

24.6

Counseling time

<= 15 minutes

221

52.2

> 15 minutes

202

47.8

Reason for coming to the ANC center

For antenatal care only  

244

57.7

For antenatal care and to test for HIV 

179

42.3

Would recommend the service to others

Yes

397

93.9

No

26

6.1

Are the opening hours of this clinic convenient for you?

Yes

376

88.9

No

47

11.1

How long did it take for you to arrive at this clinic

< 30 minutes

264

62.4

30 min-1 hours

124

29.3

> 1 hour

35

8.3