Table 1.
Selected facilities included in the Linkage to Care study in the uThukela district between December 2017-July 2018
| Local Municipality | Name of facility | Type of facility/service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alfred Duma | Ladysmith Gateway Clinic | Gateway Clinic |
| 2. | Limehill Clinic | Clinic | |
| 3. | Outer West Mobile 1 | Mobile | |
| 4. | Sigweje Clinic | Clinic | |
| 5. | St Chads CHC | CHC | |
| 6. | Walton Clinic | Clinic | |
| 7. | Steadville Clinica | Clinic | |
| 8. | Watersmeet Clinica | Clinic | |
| 9. | Okhahlamba | Bergville Clinic | Clinic |
| 10. | Bergville Mobile 2 | Mobile | |
| 11. | Bergville Mobile 3 | Mobile | |
| 12. | Emmaus Gateway Clinic | Gateway Clinic | |
| 13. | Emmaus Hospitala | OPD | |
| 14. | Inkosi Langalibalele | Connor Street Clinic | Clinic |
| 15. | Estcourt Gateway Clinic | Gateway Clinic | |
| 16. | Injisuthi Clinic | Clinic | |
| 17. | Ntabamhlophe Clinic | Clinic | |
| 18. | Wembezi Clinic | Clinic |
aFacilities that were not part of the original sample but added later to replace facilities with low enrolment rates
Community Health centre (CHC): A facility that normally provides PHC services, 24-hour maternity, accident and emergency services and beds where health care users can be observed for a maximum of 48 hours, and which normally has a procedure room but not an operating theatre
Clinic: A facility at and from which a range of primary health care services is provided and that is normally open eight or more hours a day based on the need of the community to be served
Gateway clinic: A primary health care (PHC) clinic, located in community health centre (CHC) or a hospital Out-patient department (OPD) where patients with minor ailments are seen by trained primary health care workers free of charge, before being referred to the CHC or hospital. Every CHC/ hospital has a gateway clinic directly attached to it to serve the people in the immediate vicinity of the CHC