Table 2.

Proportion of ART facilities that meet WHO EWI targets, aggregated by programmatic characteristics, Tanzania, 2010

Programatic characteristics		HIVDR early warning indicators (EWIs)
		EWI 1a, ART prescribing practices	EWI 2, patients LTFU at 12 months	EWI 3a, retention on 1st line ART at 12 months	EWI 5b, clinic appointment keeping in first 12 months
		WHO target: 100%	WHO target: ≤ 20%	WHO target: ≥ 70%	WHO target: ≥ 80%
	Frequency	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
National average performance on EWIs	(N = 35)	35 (100)	17 (49)	10 (29)	1 (3)
Facility administrative level
Referral hospitals	4	4 (100)	2 (50)	0 (0)	1 (25)
Non-referral hospitals	17	17 (100)	7 (41)	5 (29)	0 (0)
Health centers	14	14 (100)	8 (57)	5 (36)	0 (0)
			p = 0.793	p = 0.512	p = 0.114
Facility locality
Urban	20	20 (100)	11 (55)	5 (25)	1 (5)
Semi-urban	6	6 (100)	2 (33)	1 (17)	0 (0)
Rural	9	9 (100)	4 (44)	4 (44)	0 (0)
			p = 0.727	p = 0.582	p = 1.000
Facility ownership type
Public	28	28 (100)	13 (46)	8 (29)	0 (0)
Faith-based	7	7 (100)	4 (57)	2 (29)	1 (14)
			p = 0.691	p = 1.000	p = 0.200
Facility maturity (years providing ART services)
> 5	6	6 (100)	4 (67)	2 (33)	1 (17)
3-5	15	15 (100)	5 (33)	3 (20)	0 (0)
< 3	14	14 (100)	8 (57)	5 (36)	0 (0)
			p = 0.324	p = 0.611	p = 0.171

EWI 1a, % of adult patients initiating ART at the site who are initially prescribed, or who initially pick up from the pharmacy, an appropriate first-line ART regimen.

EWI 2, % of patients initiating ART at the site who are lost to follow-up (LTFU) 12 months after ART initiation.

EWI 3a, % of adult patients initiating ART at the site who are taking an appropriate first-line ART regimen 12 months later.

EWI 5b, % of patients initiating ART at the site who attended all scheduled or expected clinical consultations on time during the first 12 months.