Table 5 Proportion of messages provided by condition and message

Number of HH

Number of clients

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Hypertension

 Lifestyle advice

62

48.8

29

54.7

27

48.2

23

60.5

 Taking medication

107

84.3

32

60.4

52

92.9

26

68.4

 Accessing medication

37

29.1

33

62.3

20

35.7

25

65.8

 Measuring BP

95

74.8

31

58.5

34

60.7

33

86.8

Diabetes

 Lifestyle advice

17

54.8

5

45.5

16

57.1

2

33.3

 Taking medication

24

77.4

8

72.7

27

96.4

5

83.3

 Accessing medication

21

67.7

7

63.6

16

57.1

6

100.0

 Measuring BP

11

35.5

3

27.3

0

0.0

2

33.3

 Measuring blood glucose

3

9.7

1

9.1

1

3.6

0

0.0

 Foot care

11

35.5

3

27.3

12

42.9

2

33.3

HIV

 Lifestyle advice

7

43.8

3

21.4

15

36.6

13

39.4

 Taking medication

15

93.8

10

71.4

34

82.9

26

78.8

 Accessing medication

14

87.5

6

42.9

32

78.0

28

84.8

Persistent cough

 Screening questions for TB

20

90.9

3

100.0

8

100.0

2

100.0

Child 6 months to 5 years

 RTH card

2

20.0

19

73.1

10

40.0

21

87.5

 Feeding/diet/grant

5

50.0

8

30.8

2

8.0

7

29.2

 Advice on attending clinic

6

60.0

20

76.9

11

44.0

16

66.7

 HIV status

2

20.0

5

19.2

2

8.0

3

12.5

 Looking at/measuring child

9

90.0

14

53.8

21

84.0

15

62.5

Routine Check

 ^aFamily planning

10 /28

35.7

36 /61

59.0

22/75

29.3

31/60

51.7

 HIV status

3 /138

2.2

55 /154

35.7

15/ 190

7.9

56/131

42.7

 ^aPap smear

2/100

2.0

25/94

26.6

19/124

15.3

14/77

18.2

 Cough

33/138

23.9

66 /154

42.9

54/56

96.4

32/131

24.4

 Social grants

11 /138

8.0

77 /154

50.0

23 / 190

12.1

36/131

27.5

 Check BP

6 /138

4.3

36 /154

23.4

18 / 190

9.5

38/131

29.0

 Are you sick?

107 /138

77.5

102 /154

66.2

164 / 190

86.3

61/131

46.6

 ^aAny one pregnant

2/28

7.1

31/61

50.8

4/75

5.3

21/60

35.0

 ^aBirth in last 6 weeks

0/28

0.0

11/61

18.0

0/75

0.0

8/60

13.3

 ^aIs this a child under 5

2/3

66.7

19/28

67.9

2/15

0.1

20/27

74.1

 Does this person take daily medication

6 /138

4.3

96 /154

62.3

24/ 190

0.1

61/131

46.6

 Check glucose

17 /138

12.3

4/154

2.6

0 / 190

0.0

2/131

1.5

 ^aProstate cancer

0/34

0.0

0/31

0.0

1/47

2.1

0/26

0.0

check on known elderly person

8 /138

5.8

36 /154

23.4

6 / 190

3.2

15/131

11.5