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. 2020 Jan 30;15(1):e0218682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218682

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.