scholarly journals Factors associated with stroke survivors’ inconsistent uptake of physiotherapy interventions at Turton Community Health Centre, KwaZulu-Natal

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ntombifuthi Mlambo ◽  
Khumbulani Hlongwana
Author(s):  
Zethembiso C. Hlongwa ◽  
Saajida Mahomed

Background: In South Africa, patients are meant to attend the clinic close to their place of residence. However, patients often choose which clinic to attend, which results in overcrowding.Aim: This study aimed to investigate the structural and process factors influencing patients’ choice to attend a community health centre (CHC) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Setting: The study was conducted at the Inanda C Community Health Centre (CHC).Methods: Systematic random sampling was used to select study participants. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data and assess the factors influencing patients’ choice to attend this CHC.Results: There were 400 patients who participated. The commonest structural indicator that patients agreed on as the reason they attend Inanda C CHC was because it has enough medication (126, 73.3%). There was a significant difference in the proportion of patients who agreed that seeing a doctor instead of nurse was a reason for attending this clinic with 118 (68.6%) patients from within the catchment area and 170 (74.6%) from outside the catchment area. The commonest process indicators that patients from within and outside the catchment area agreed on as reasons for attending Inanda C CHC were ‘the doctor or nurse explains my sickness and treatment to me’ and ‘I get good quality of care’.Conclusion: The structural and process indicators that influence patients’ choice of clinic may need to be improved at other clinics in this area in order to decrease the overcrowding at this clinic.


BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. e014510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danping Liu ◽  
Hongdao Meng ◽  
Debra Dobbs ◽  
Kyaien O Conner ◽  
Kathryn Hyer ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-270
Author(s):  
Pandu Sandika ◽  
Nur Afrinis ◽  
Emdas Yahya

Complementary feeding of breastmilk to infants aged less than 6 months can cause health problems such as constipation, diarrhea and allergies. It will have an impact on the nutritional status of the infant. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between motivation and mother occupation with complementary feeding of breastmilk to infants under the age of 6 months in Naga Beralih village the work area of Community Health centre Kampar Utara in 2020. This type of research was analytic with cross sectional design. The population of this research was mothers who have infants aged 0-6 months in Naga Beralih village, the working area of Community Health centre Kampar Utara, totaling 41 people. Data collection tools in this study used a questionnaire. Data analysis in this study used univariate and bivariate analysis with chi square. The results showed that most of the respondents have high motivation in giving complementary breastfeeding, most of the respondents work, most of the respondents give complementary foods to infant under the age of 6 months. There was a relationship of motivation with complementary feeding with p value of 0.001. There was a work relationship with the provision of complementary feeding under the age of 6 months in Naga Beralih village the work area of Community Health centre Kampar Utara in 2020 with a p value of 0.002. For health workers, in order to increase education about the importance of complementary breastfeeding by forming classes for infants and toddlers to provide information and demonstrations, especially regarding the amount of complementary breastfeeding, types of food and timing of complementary feeding.


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