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Table 2 Mean adherence to delivery of scheduled services for 62 community health centres within previous 24 months

From: Variation in quality of preventive care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia

 

NT

Top End

NT Central Australia

Far West

NSW

WA

North

QLD

Total

Process item

Mean percentages ± SE

(range between health centres)

Total No. of centres | adults

24 | 708

9 | 267

5 | 150

7 | 210

17 | 504

62 | 1839

Basic measurements

      

   Weight

56% ± 5%

(10%-100%)

58% ± 7%

(18%-83%)

28% ± 7%

(0%-40%)

52% ± 9%

(17%-73%)

61% ± 5%

(28%-87%)

55% ± 3%*

(0%-100%)

   Height

40% ± 6%

(3%-100%)

40% ± 9%

(4%-77%)

23% ± 6%

(0%-40%)

47% ± 10%

(3%-70%)

39% ± 3%

(17%-63%)

39% ± 3%

(0%-100%)

   BMI

26% ± 6%

(0%-87%)

25% ± 9%

(0%-77%)

15% ± 6%

(0%-33%)**

27% ± 8%

(3%-60%)

15% ± 4%

(0%-57%)

22% ± 3%

(0%-87%)

   Waist circumference

26% ± 5%

(0%-85%)

28% ± 8%

(0%-60%)

15% ± 6%

(0%-33%)**

11% ± 7%

(0%-57%)

17% ± 3%

(0%-57%)

21% ± 3%

(0%-85%)

   Blood pressure

71% ± 4%

(23%-100%)

75% ± 6%

(33%-90%)

55% ± 9%

(23%-73%)

65% ± 9%

(27%-93%)

76% ± 4%

(41%-97%)

71% ± 3%

(23%-100%)

Laboratory investigations

      

   Urinalysis

43% ± 5%

(8%-97%)

46% ± 8%

(11%-77%)

13% ± 5%

(7%-30%)

34% ± 10%

(13%-80%)

42% ± 4%

(21%-80%)

40% ± 3%*

(7%-97%)

   Blood glucose level

56% ± 5%

(13%-97%)

56% ± 9%

(17%-83%)

35% ± 8%

(7%-53%)**

53% ± 8%

(20%-77%)

65% ± 4%

(41%-90%)

56% ± 3%

(7%-97%)

   Pap smear (women only)

42% ± 5%

(0%-80%)

44% ± 8%

(6%-93%)

28% ± 9%

(0%-53%)

28% ± 7%

(0%-56%)

42% ± 4%

(13%-60%)

40% ± 3%

(0%-93%)

   STI: PCR for gonorrhoea & chlamydia

44% ± 6%

(0%-93%)

57% ± 7%

(20%-83%)

5% ± 2%

(0%-10%)

25% ± 10%

(0%-73%)

43% ± 5%

(4%-87%)

40% ± 3% *

(0%-93%)

   STI: Syphilis serology

36% ± 5%

(0%-93%)

57% ± 8%

(18%-90%)

4% ± 3%

(0%-13%)

16% ± 9%

(0%-57%)

35% ± 5%

(0%-90%)

34% ± 3%*

(0%-93%)

Oral health check

18% ± 3%

(0%-63%)

16% ± 7%

(0%-67%)

11% ± 5%

(0%-23%)

17% ± 9%

(0%-67%)

10% ± 4%

(0%-50%)

15% ± 2%

(0%-67%)

Brief intervention/advice

      

   Smoking

21% ± 4%

(0%-73%)

35% ± 8%

(3%-70%)

20% ± 6%

(10%-43%)

17% ± 6%

(3%-53%)

39% ± 4%

(10%-75%)

28% ± 3%*

(0%-75%)

   Nutrition

17% ± 5%

(0%-81%)

36% ± 8%

(7%-67%)

13% ± 4%

(3%-23%)

12% ± 6%

(0%-47%)

34% ± 4%

(8%-63%)

24% ± 3%*

(0%-81%)

   Alcohol

20% ± 4%

(0%-73%)

37% ± 7%

(13%-67%)

18% ± 6%

(7%-40%)

17% ± 6%

(3%-53%)

41% ± 4%

(17%-75%)

28% ± 3%*

(0%-75%)

   Physical activity

17% ± 5%

(0%-88%)

36% ± 8%

(0%-67%)

11% ± 4%

(3%-27%)

14% ± 7%

(3%-53%)

31% ± 4%

(0%-63%)

23% ± 3%*

(0%-88%)

Mood (emotional well-being)

17% ± 5%

(0%-81%)

28% ± 7%

(0%-67%)

15% ± 8%

(3%-43%)**

15% ± 6%

(3%-47%)

18% ± 4%

(0%-50%)

18% ± 2%

(0%-81%)

Overall adherence

34% ± 4%

(8%-74%)

42% ± 7%

(15%-71%)

19% ± 5%

(5%-32%)

28% ± 6%

(13%-59%)

38% ± 3%

(21%-65%)

34% ± 3%

(5%-74%)

  1. * P < 0.05 for comparison between regions.
  2. ** indicating statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults in Far West NSW, as detailed below: BMI (Indigenous 23% vs non-Indigenous 8%, P = 0.03); waist (22% vs 8%, P = 0.04); blood glucose level (48% vs 25%, P = 0.04); and mood (22% vs 11%, P = 0.02).
  3. Percentages are based on standard stratified samples from each health centre with equal numbers of males and females in three age bands and are not weighted for population size.
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