Table 2 Knowledge, perception and practice of home based care among HCW
From: HIV/aids related home based care practices among primary health care workers in Ogun state, Nigeria
No of respondents | % of respondents | |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge of home based care | ||
Adequate | 245 | 70.0 |
Inadequate | 105 | 30.0 |
Relevance of Home based care | ||
Relevant | 290 | 82.9 |
Not relevant | 60 | 17.1 |
Trained on HBC | ||
Trained | 67 | 19.1 |
Not trained | 283 | 80.9 |
Practice HBC | ||
Weekly | 20 | 5.7 |
Monthly | 16 | 4.6 |
Quarterly | 22 | 6.3 |
Nil Practice | 292 | 83.4 |
Support group in your facility | ||
Yes | 55 | 15.7 |
No | 295 | 84.3 |
Opinion about HBC | ||
Feasible | 58 | 16.6 |
Expensive | 150 | 42.9 |
Cumbersome | 142 | 40.5 |