Awareness of the Ward Based Outreach Team and the services offered by the programme in the Tshwane health district, South Africa

Figures & data

Table 1: Baseline characteristics (gender, breadwinner, employed, pension and distance between house and clinic)

Gender n = 764	Male 199 (26.05%)	Female 565 (73.95%)
Breadwinner n = 761	Yes 508 (67.80%)	No 253 (33.20%)
Employed n = 764	Yes 78 (10.20%)	No 686 (89.80%)
Pension n = 762	Yes 388 (50.92%)	No 374 (49.08%)
Distance between clinics and households’ houses n = 764	Less than 5 km 510 (66.66%)	= or > 5 km 254 (33.13%)

Table 2: Awareness of WBOT

Awareness of WBOT	Yes	No
Have you heard of WBOT? (n = 764)	728 (95.92%)	36 (4.71%)
Are you aware that WBOT members (CHWs) can treat minor ailments? (n = 763)	677 (88.73%)	86 (11.27%)
Are you aware that WBOT members (CHWs) can offer First Aid and emergency help? (n = 763)	685 (89.78%)	78 (10.22%)
Are you aware that WBOT members (CHWs) promote health of the child, adolescent and adults? (n = 763)	670 (87.81%)	93 (12.19%)
Are you aware that WBOT members (CHWs) provide health information and education to the community? (n = 763)	714 (93.58%)	49 (6.42%)
Are you aware that WBOT members (CHWs) offer psychosocial support such as counselling and advice? (n = 762)	702 (92.13%)	60 (7.87)
Are you aware that WBOT members (CHWs) do ante- and postnatal support in order to reduce maternal mortality? (n = 762)	689 (90.42%)	73 (9.58%)
Are you aware that WBOT members screen for early detection of and intervention in health problems and illnesses? (n = 762)	725 (95.14%)	37 (4.85%)

Table 3: Comparison of baseline characteristics with awareness of WBOT

Baseline characteristics	Dichotomous variables	Frequencies	Mean percentage awareness	p-values
Gender	Male	199	91.2%	0.9000
	Female	565	91.4%
Breadwinner	Yes	508	90.7%	0.1700
	No	253	92.9%
Employed	Yes	78	91.2%	0.9494
	No	686	91.3%
Pension	Yes	388	90.5%	0.2497
	No	374	92.2%
Distance between clinics and households’ houses	< 5 km	510	91.9%	0.3177
	= or > 5 km	254	90.3%

There is no significant difference of awareness between males and females as the p-value is above 0.05. The same was observed between breadwinners and non-breadwinners, between the employed and the unemployed, between pensioners and non-pensioners, and between households living less than 5 km from the clinics and households living 5 km or further away.