Table 2.
Shortest median road distance from patients’ homes to health facilities
| Obs | No. in INR range | Median km (range) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVR = no | MVR = yes | |||
| All clinics | 133 | 20/28 (71) | 47/105 (45) | 3.60 (0.2–50.8) |
| Individual clinicsa | ||||
| GSH | 35 | 5/7 (71) | 15/28 (54) | 18.2 (1.6–50.8) |
| Dr Abdurahman CHC | 10 | 0 | 3/10 (30) | 2.95 (1.0–5.4) |
| Mitchell’s Plain CHC | 21 | 1/4 (25) | 7/17 (41) | 2.8 (1.2–5.6) |
| Heideveld CHC | 10 | 1/2 (50) | 3/8 (38) | 2.75 (1.6–6.5) |
| Hanover Park CHC | 8 | 1/1 (100) | 4/7 (57) | 1.1 (0.2–9.1) |
| Lady Michaelis CHC | 5 | 1/2 (50) | 1/3 (33) | 6.4 (1.8–14.0) |
| Woodstock CHC | 4 | 1/2 (50) | 1/2 (50) | 1.55 (0.4–14.9) |
Obs observations, No number, km kilometres, MVR mechanical valve replacement, GSH Groote Schuur Hospital, CHC community health clinic
aOnly clinics with 3 or more patients were evaluated