Table 1.

Characteristics of outreach sites

Characteristics of Sites	Mochudi	Phuthadikobo	Thamaga	Moleps
Number of patients
Total	3000	2500	2000	6000
Pediatric	330	60	100	500
Staff * A set of physician rotates through the clinic on a weekly basis ** A set of physicians rotates through the clinic on a daily basis
Dedicated MO (MD)	8*	6**	5**	1
Dedicated NP	3	N/A	3	5
Dedicated general nurses	7	N/A	5	4
KITSO Trained staff A national week-long health care provider training course on paediatric HIV
Medical officers	8*	N/A		1
Nurse prescribers	3	N/A		5
Registered nurses	7	N/A		4
Laboratory capabilities Full: CD4/VL/other done at the facility Partial: VL sent to Gaborone to be handled by a specialized lab (Harvard Lab) Limited: Both VL and CD4 sent to Gaborone to for processing in a specialized lab (Harvard Lab) None: No labs at facility, specimen sent off- site	Patial	None	Limited	Full
Facility District Hospital: serves the general population including patients on ARVs a district in Botswana (population size…) Primary hospital: serves the general population including patients on ARVs in the surrounding villages (appx population size.. ) Free standing local clinic: only serves patient on ARVs.	District	Free standing clinic	Primary	District