1Master of Public Health Science Program, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung, Mangkurat University, South Borneo, Indonesia
2Head of Dr. H. Moch. Ansari Saleh Banjarmasin District Hospital, South Borneo, Indonesia
3Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat, University, South Borneo, Indonesia
4Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University, South Borneo, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: Izaak Zoelkarnain Akbar Master of Public Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lambung Mangkurat University, Jalan A. Yani, Km.36, Banjarbaru, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia, email: akhyarudinnoor@gmail.com
Online published on 30 August, 2018.
Waiting time for elective surgery is an important indicator for assessing the quality of healthcare since waiting times are one aspect of quality according to patient dimensions as well as describing how access to health services. The waiting time for elective surgery is influence by demand and supply. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the waiting time of patients undergoing elective surgery in general surgical polyclinic of Dr. H. Moch. Ansari Saleh district hospital. This research is a quantitative analytic research using cross-sectional study approach, chi-square dan binary regression logistic. The population of this research using sampling technique with systemic random sampling method. The median waiting time for elective surgery was 3.14 weeks. Chi-square test was significant which includes age category and specific investigations. However, multiple logistic regression showed specific investigations (OR) of 3, 170 (95% CI 95% 1, 807-5, 267) were significantly likely to wait longer than those who with no specific investigations.
Elective surgery, general surgery, waiting time
