Table 4. HAT patient screening rates before and after HAT training, by referral route.
Before training (Jul–Oct 2009) | After training (Dec 2009–Mar 2010) | After/before training rate ratio | |||||
Referral route | n | % | Rate/10,000 PY | n | % | Rate/10,000 PY | |
Self/community members | 527 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 272 | 77.3 | 47.1 | 0.5 |
Hospital staff | 31 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 59 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 1.9 |
Peripheral health facilities | 2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 6.5 |
Other/unknown | 2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
Total patients screened | 562 | 100.0 | 97.4 | 352 | 100.0 | 61.0 | 0.6 |
PY: Person-years of observation.