Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and facility visits of the study population in the Bushbuckridge municipality, 2011–2014
| Variables | Study groups, n (%) | ||
| ICDM model group (N=435) | Comparison group (N=443) | Total (N=878) | |
| Age group, years | |||
| 18–29 | 19 (4.5) | 39 (8.9) | 58 (6.8) |
| 30–39 | 60 (14.3) | 119 (27.0) | 179 (20.8) |
| 40–49 | 59 (14.1) | 92 (20.9) | 151 (17.6) |
| 50–59 | 84 (20.1) | 85 (19.3) | 169 (19.6) |
| ≥60 | 197 (47.0) | 105 (23.9) | 302 (35.2) |
| Gender | |||
| Women | 363 (84.4) | 368 (83.6) | 731 (84.0) |
| Men | 67 (15.6) | 72 (16.4) | 139 (16.0) |
| Education (completed years) | |||
| No formal education | 172 (39.6) | 167 (37.7) | 339 (38.6) |
| 1–6 | 174 (40.0) | 169 (38.1) | 343 (39.1) |
| >6 | 71 (16.3) | 73 (16.5) | 144 (16.4) |
| Missing | 18 (4.1) | 34 (7.7) | 52 (5.9) |
| Looking for a paid job | |||
| Yes | 126 (29.0) | 120 (27.0) | 246 (28.0) |
| No | 291 (66.9) | 301 (68.0) | 592 (67.4) |
| Missing | 18 (4.1) | 22 (5.0) | 40 (4.6) |
| Chronic disease status | |||
| Hypertension | 210 (48.3) | 91 (20.5) | 301 (34.3) |
| HIV | 141 (32.4) | 282 (63.7) | 423 (48.2) |
| Diabetes | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) |
| Multimorbidity* | 82 (18.8) | 68 (15.3) | 150 (17.0) |
| No. of hypertension clinic visits | |||
| Minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maximum | 40 | 34 | 40 |
| Average | 14 | 6 | 10 |
| Number of HIV clinic visits | |||
| Minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maximum | 45 | 39 | 45 |
| Average | 19 | 7 | 13 |
*Multimorbidity is defined as having more than one chronic disease.