TABLE 3.
Cross-sectional correlations time period 2 (12 additional variables only available for time period 2).
| DHB indicator name (unit) | 2014/2015 Median (IQR) | Spearman’s rho | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient mortality | |||
| Inpatient crude death rate (proportion of all inpatient separations) | 5.54 (4.66–6.36) | −0.34 | 0.014* |
| Child health immunisation | |||
| School Grade 1 screening coverage (annualised) (%) | 21.37 (13.31–32.69) | 0.23 | 0.102 |
| TB case finding | |||
| TB rifampicin resistance confirmed client rate (% of positive TB tests that are rifampicin resistant) | 5.95 (4.76–7.04) | −0.052 | 0.712 |
| HIV care | |||
| TB/HIV co-infected client on ART rate (ETR.Net) (%) | 81.32 (70.21–86.83) | −0.261 | 0.061 |
| HIV testing coverage (including ANC) (%) | 32.84 (27.04–41.33) | 0.012 | 0.931 |
| NCD care | |||
| Hypertension incidence (annualised) (per 1000 population 40 years and older) | 14.82 (11.82–17.69) | −0.18 | 0.201 |
| Mental health admission rate (proportion of clients admitted/separated for mental health problems) | 0.96 (0.53–1.72) | −0.066 | 0.641 |
| Human resources | |||
| PHC doctor clinical work load (average number of clients seen per doctor per clinical work day) | 25.46 (19.05–32.87) | 0.073 | 0.608 |
| PHC professional nurse clinical work load (average number of clients seen per professional nurse per clinical work day) | 28.80 (25.40–35.33) | −0.071 | 0.616 |
| Additional indicators | |||
| HIV testing coverage (annualised) (%) | 29.39 (24.39–37.22) | 0.036 | 0.799 |
| Tracer items stock-out rate (fixed clinic/CHC/CDC) (%) | 16.35 (8.26–32.69) | −0.131 | 0.353 |
| TB/HIV co-infected client on ART rate (%) | 48.44 (35.37–59.34) | 0.221 | 0.14 |
*
, Statistically significant at p < 0.05.
IQR, interquartile range; DHB, District Health Barometer; TB, tuberculosis; ANC, antenatal care; ART, antiretroviral therapy; ETR.Net, Electronic TB Register; PHC, primary health care; CHC, community health centre; CDC, community day centre; NCD, Non-Communicable Disease.