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. 2022 Nov 28;22:1436. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08845-y

Table 4.

External referral form

External Transfer Form (n = 307) RH1 n = 8 RH2 n = 89 DH1 n = 7 HC3 n = 64 HC1 n = 67 HC2 n = 72 Average
Patient Identification (%) 71.4 90 100 99.8 98.7 86.7 92.9
Transfer details (%) 54.9 54.7 68.3 57.3 62.3 46.8 55.3
Clinical Information (%) 67.9 43 53.1 40.8 37.5 51.8 44.3
Vital signs (%) 29.7 30.2 41.1 48.8 32.1 21.5 32.7
Referring healthcare provider details (%) 97.5 92.1 91.4 95.9 83.9 64.4 84.8
Referral feedback & Counter referral (%) 24.2 22.8 0 48.9 43.5 66.8 42.6
Average completeness of referring (%) 62
Average completeness of counter referral (%) 42.6
Total average completeness (%) 58.8

RH Reference Hospital, DH District Hospital, HC Health center, n Count