TABLE 2.
Comparison of health indicators for study facilities, 2019–2020.
| Site A (COPC) |
Site B |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
2020 |
Δ% | 2019 |
2020 |
Δ% | |||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| PHC headcount | 193 839 | - | 131 071 | - | −32 | 282 262 | - | 147 209 | - | −48 |
| CDU prescriptions | 17 969 | - | 34 679 | - | +93 | 49 094 | - | 76 571 | - | +56 |
| Diabetes patients | 2047 | - | 2067 | - | +1 | 3602 | - | 3596 | - | 0 |
| HbA1c tests | 1154 | - | 617 | - | −47 | 2269 | - | 933 | - | −59 |
| Normal < 6 | 82 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 168 | 7 | 65 | 7 | 0 |
| Controlled 6–8 | 362 | 31 | 168 | 27 | −4 | 743 | 33 | 258 | 28 | −5 |
| Poor control 8–10 | 335 | 29 | 163 | 26 | −3 | 661 | 29 | 218 | 23 | −6 |
| Uncontrolled > 10 | 375 | 32 | 244 | 40 | +8 | 697 | 31 | 392 | 42 | +11 |
Source: Provincial Health Data Centre, Western Cape Government.
COPC, community orientated primary Care; PHC, primary health care; CDU, chronic dispensing unit; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.