Table 1 Number of patients included in the study at the 13 PHC centres, and the proportion of patients included, based on the total number of inhabitants in the catchment area, in 2001–2003
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHC centre | Patients (#) | Prop. of inhabitants (%) | Patients (#) | Prop. of inhabitants (%) | Patients (#) | Prop. of inhabitants (%) |
A/B | 9 814 | 43.9 | 9 012 | 40.4 | 9 063 | 40.4 |
C | 9 007 | 56.1 | 8 203 | 51.2 | 7 631 | 47.3 |
D | 2 645 | 38.8 | 2 619 | 38.5 | 2 939 | 42.9 |
E/F | 6 950 | 45.2 | 6 632 | 43.2 | 6 242 | 40.4 |
G/H | 6 166 | 52.9 | 5 798 | 50.0 | 5 675 | 49.2 |
I | 7 557 | 44.7 | 7 606 | 45.2 | 7 190 | 42.9 |
J | 5 273 | 36.3 | 5 135 | 35.3 | 5 980 | 41.1 |
K | 6 248 | 38.7 | 5 853 | 36.1 | 5 606 | 34.6 |
L | 6 480 | 46.9 | 5 823 | 42.8 | 4 516 | 33.3 |
M | 7 365 | 44.9 | 6 238 | 38.3 | 6 568 | 40.0 |
N1 | 4 436 | -- | 4 575 | -- | 5 802 | -- |
Total | 71 941 | 45.02 | 67 494 | 42.12 | 67 212 | 41.02 |