Table 2.
Awareness and availability of health promotion materials on NCD prevention at 30 primary health care facilities in Cape Town
| No. of facilities aware of item* | No. of facilities which have the item | |
|---|---|---|
| i) Wall charts with standard guidelines for diagnosis & treatment | ||
| - Hypertension |
24 |
26 |
| - Diabetes |
13 |
13 |
| ii) Booklets |
|
|
| - Diabetes |
26 |
16 |
| - High blood pressure |
13 |
6 |
| iii) Department of Health National guidelines on: | ||
| - Control & management of type 2 diabetes |
18 |
1 |
| - Stroke & transient ischemic attack management |
4 |
1 |
| - Primary prevention of chronic diseases of lifestyle |
2 |
0 |
| - Osteoporosis |
1 |
0 |
| - Prevention & management of overweight & obesity |
0 |
0 |
| - Guidelines for healthy eating |
7 |
1 |
| iv) Pamphlets on: |
|
|
| - Diabetes (9 different ones available) |
0-19 |
0-17 |
| - Hypertension (4 different ones available) |
13- 20 |
8-16 |
| - Alcohol (1 available) |
12 |
9 |
| - Nutrition (3 different ones available) |
11-14 |
8-11 |
| - Heart disease/cholesterol (4 different ones available) |
10- 14 |
8-9 |
| - Smoking (2 different ones available) |
7- 14 |
6-10 |
| -Physical activity (1 available) |
10 |
5 |
| - Obesity (2 different ones available) |
11-17 |
8-16 |
| v) Posters | ||
| - Diabetes (9 different ones available) |
12-26 |
7-20 |
| - Hypertension (4 different ones available) |
6-17 |
2-11 |
| - Alcohol (3 different ones available) |
11 |
3-5 |
| - Nutrition (3 different ones available) |
11-14 |
8-11 |
| - Smoking (2 different ones available) |
1 |
1 |
| vi) Videotapes | ||
| - Chronic diseases |
1-6 |
5** |
| - Obesity & physical activity |
0-5 |
5 |
| - Heart disease and stroke |
0-4 |
5 |
| - Nutrition |
2-13 |
5 |
| - Smoking | 1-2 | 5 |
*The range differed between minimum and maximum number of different items.
**Only 5 facilities showed videos.