Table 2. Content of home visits and referrals.
Health District: Sedibeng | ||
Activity | Peri-urban | Rural |
Screening | 40%* | 30%* |
Health educ | 30%* | 19%* |
Bring meds | 28%* | 18%* |
Tracing defaulters | 4%* | 26%* |
HBC | 3%* | 7%* |
Referral | 4% | 3% |
DOTS | 3% | 2% |
Other | 4%* | 7%* |
Health District: Umzinyathi | ||
Activity | Peri-urban | Rural |
Screening | 26% | 23% |
Health Education | 34%* | 49%* |
Bring medicine to patient | 12%* | 7%* |
Referral | 2%* | 12%* |
Child Health | 8%* | 12%* |
HBC | 9% | 8% |
Tracing defaulters | 5% | 6% |
DOTS | 5% | 4% |
Other | 3% | 5% |
Significance testing between the content of the home visits and referrals across geographical areas was conducted through a test of proportions. DOTS: Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course, Educ: Education HBC: Home based Care
*Values in bold in the table indicates that differences in proprotions were statistically significant.