Table 2.

The prevalence of ESRD Network 6 dialysis facilities with updated staff information on kidney transplantation and availability of patient education protocols and education modes, stratified by Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, 2012.

STAFF INFORMATION	Total Facility Population (n=545)		Georgia (n=259)		North Carolina (n=174)		South Carolina (n=112)		Chi-Square test statistic for comparing the 3 states
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	test statistic	p-value
Dialysis facility received written listing criteria for kidney transplantation:									14.72	0.06
In the Past Year	354	64.84	171	66.02	116	66.67	66	58.93
In the Last Two Years	57	10.44	27	10.42	20	11.49	10	8.93
In the Last Three Years	13	2.38	7	2.7	5	2.87	1	0.89
Upon Request	94	17.22	36	13.9	27	15.52	31	27.68
Never	28	5.13	18	6.95	6	3.45	4	3.57
Dialysis facility received written information on the kidney transplantation referral process:									13.68	0.09
In the Past Year	357	65.38	180	69.5	111	63.79	65	58.04
In the Last Two Years	54	9.89	26	10.04	19	10.92	9	8.04
In the Last Three Years	12	2.2	4	1.54	5	2.87	3	2.68
Upon Request	91	16.67	33	12.74	34	19.54	24	21.43
Never	32	5.86	16	6.18	5	2.87	11	9.82
PATIENT EDUCATION
Dialysis facility has an protocol in place for educating patients about kidney transplantation	457	83.7	220	84.94	145	83.33	91	81.25	0.80	0.67
Dialysis facility offers video education to patients
In Treatment Area	316	58.52	135	52.94	114	66.28	66	58.93	7.54	0.02
In Lobby	164	32.6	75	32.05	61	36.97	28	26.92	2.99	0.22
Dialysis facility offers computer and internet access to patients
In Treatment Area	316	58.52	131	50.58	75	44.12	40	62.5	9.17	0.01
In Lobby	172	33.53	87	36.1	48	28.24	37	36.27	3.20	0.20