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. 2019 Sep 13;9(9):e029785. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029785

Table 3.

Comparison of completeness of referral notes among three districts in Greater Accra region

Period Variable District A
N (%)
District B
N (%)
District C
N (%)
P value
Baseline Total referral notes n= 30 n= 38 n= 17 <0.01
Poor completeness 1 (3.3) 1 (2.6) 1 (5.9)
Average completeness 9 (30.0) 32 (84.2) 5 (13.2)
Good completeness 20 (66.7) 5 (13.2) 11 (64.7)
Intervention Total referral notes n= 65 n= 115 n= 15
Poor completeness 1 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average completeness 42 (64.1) 66 (57.4) 5 (33.3)
Good completeness 22 (33.8) 49 (43.6) 10 (66.7)
Overall period Total referral notes n= 95 n= 153 n= 32 0.01
Poor completeness 2 (2.1) 1 (0.7) 1 (3.1)
Average completeness 51 (58.7) 98 (64.1) 10 (31.3)
Good completeness 42 (44.2) 54 (35.3) 21 (65.6)
Overall period Mean completeness (95% CI) 68.99 (58.13 to 79.86) 71.81 (60.50 to 83.12) 77.34 (67.59 to 87.08) 0.20