Patients waiting for medical attention, was the reason for completion questionnaire without the presence of the researcher.
We assessed overall referral rate, causes of referral, referral completion and reasons for non-completion under the HBM strategy.
We also aimed to understand how effective the service was in practice, and how its targeting, uptake and implementation could be improved, by assessing who was being referred, the reasons for referral, completion rates, and the socio-demographic and other characteristics of completers, non-completers and those who derived most benefit.
Completion rates and reasons for non-completion were recorded.
Weekly summaries of survey completion rates and reasons for non-completion of survey will also be monitored.
Reasons for inadequate completion of the protocols included the absence of informants accompanying patients with altered cognition (73.8%) and medical staff incompliance (26.2%).
The main reasons for partial completion were failure to submit the questionnaire after the course (n = 17), failure to participate in the course (n = 15), failure to submit the pre-test (n = 6), and failure of identification (n = 6).
This 14%% non-completion rate matches the non-completion rate for the pigeons, although the reasons for non-completion were of course different.
About 45% of participants attended at least one workshop, but did not complete the 12-18 months intervention, citing the following reasons for non-completion: heavy work-loads, taking up postgraduate scholarships, resignation from their post, and in the case of a number of participants, relocation either within different sectors in Fiji or overseas.
* Pregnancy advisors reported at each session whether the topic was covered "fully" (meaning they completed the entire script and slides for that risk factor area), "partially" (meaning they were only able to complete part of the content), and if they were not able to complete the content at all, they indicated the reasons for non-completion.
