Lower case except first word and country name-Level of health laboratory service quality, service interruptions and its predictors in public hospitals in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract

Quality laboratory services are important in the healthcare system for successful diagnosis and patient care. Uninterrupted laboratory services are needed to meet the needs of all patients and clinical personnel. In Ethiopia nearly half of physicians were dissatisfied due to lack of quality laboratory services and its interruption. But in Harar the level of health laboratory services quality and interruption is unknown. Objective: This study aims to assess the level of health laboratories service quality, service interruptions and its predictors in public Hospitals in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia, from January to April 2024.