Table 3 Health and social outputs and outcomes in South African indigent households*
Health and social measures of change | Intervention households n (%) | Control households n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Health and social outputs | ||
 Access to social support services | ||
  Households that received food parcels | 24/292 (8%) | 23/318 (7%) |
  Members > 60 years that receive an old age grant | 81/152 (53%) | 38/69 (55%) |
  Members < 15 years that receive a child care grant | 311/392 (79%) | 389/535 (73%) |
  Members of all ages that receive a disability grant | 21/1042 (2%) | 28/1285 (2%) |
  Members < 15 years that have a birth certificate | 387/392 (95%) | 461/535 (79%) |
  Members > 15 years that have a national identity card | 635/650 (95%) | 659/750 (71%) |
 Self-reported health seeking behavior | ||
  Household accessing clinic care in past 12 months | 127/292 (43%) | 226/318 (71%) |
  Family planning in 18- to 50-year-old female household respondents | 92/135 (68%) | 143/186 (77%) |
  Respondents health awareness and knowledge (based on knowledge score)** | ||
  Awareness of HIV status in 18- to 50-year-old household respondents | 153/155 (99%) | 213/219 (97%) |
  Knew signs of TB | 287/292 (98%) | 309/318 (97%) |
  Knowledge on hypertension in household respondents | 272/288 (94%) | 293/315(93%) |
  Knowledge on diabetes in household respondents | 246/288 (85%) | 273/315 (87%) |
  Knew importance of child immunization in household respondents | 270/288 (94%) | 304/315 (97%) |
Health outcomes | ||
 Self-reported morbidity (from household interviews) | ||
  Number of members 15–60 years with chronic condition diagnosed and on treatment | 123/498 (25%) | 101/698 (14%) |
  Number of members > 60 years with chronic condition diagnosed and on treatment | 81/152 (53%) | 28/69 (41%) |
  Households with (any) chronic condition well controlled over last 12 months | 220/292 (75%) | 210/318 (66%) |
  Number of members < 5 years immunized | 110/150 (73%) | 160/236 (72%) |
  Number of pregnant women who accessed early antenatal care (< 20 weeks) | 8/11 (73%) | 19/31 (61%) |