Assessment of Follow-Up Care Received by Patients with Hypertension at Primary Health Care Facilities in Tshwane District of Gauteng Province, South Africa
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Authors
Monyelo, Julia
Habedi, Debbie SK
Issue Date
2021-08
Type
Book
Language
en
Keywords
assessment , follow-up care , hypertension , primary health care
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Abstract
To extend the life expectancy of all South Africans to at least 70 years by 2030,
hypertension follow-up care needs to be strengthened so that patients do not
develop complications while in care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
follow-up care received by patients with hypertension at primary health care (PHC)
facilities in Tshwane district. The study setting was ten PHC facilities in the aforesaid
district. Quantitative, descriptive and retrospective methods were adopted,
and simple random sampling was used to select ten PHC facilities from which ten
files were conveniently sampled. Data were captured in Microsoft Excel 2010 and
exported to IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version
21 in which data coding, outlier detection, missing value analysis and statistical data
analysis were performed. In line with the study aim, frequency tables in SPSS were
used to produce frequency statistics, and the chi-square test was used to test for the
presence of association between compliance by nurses to clinical guidelines and
categories of attributes, and further determine if there was a significant difference
between adherence and non-adherence. The study found a significant proportion
(93.4%) of non-adherence to hypertension guidelines among consulting nurses at
selected PHC facilities.
Description
Lifestyle and Epidemiology the double Burden of Poverty and Cardiovascular Diseases in African Populations
Edited by Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki and Han C.G. Kemper
10.5772/intechopen.92932
Citation
Manyelo, J. and Habedi, D., 2021. Assessment of Follow-Up Care Received by Patients with Hypertension at Primary Health Care Facilities in Tshwane District of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Lifestyle and Epidemiology: The Double Burden of Poverty and Cardiovascular Diseases in African Populations, p.227.
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IntechOpen
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978-1-83962-737-8