Table 1. Summary of Availability of VMMC Protocols, Equipment, Supplies, and Services from Initial Year (2011) to Expansion Year (2012).
| Kenya | South Africa | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | |||||||||
| 2011 (T0) | 2012 (T1) | Δ = T1- T0 | 2011 (T0) | 2012 (T1) | Δ = T1- T0 | 2011 (T0) | 2012 (T1) | Δ = T1- T0 | 2011 (T0) | 2012 (T1) | Δ = T1- T0 | |
| Number of facilities | 30 | 29 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| Guidelines | n = 28 | n = 29 | n = 15 | n = 40 | n = 13 | n = 29 | n = 14 | n = 24 | ||||
| Percent (%) facilities with all 3 guidelines | 34.5 | 53.6 | +19.1 | 33.3 | 12.5 | −20.8 | 7.7 | 27.6 | +19.9 | 7.1 | 41.7 | +34.6 * |
| Mean number (%) guidelinesA | 1.8 (60%) | 2.0 (68%) | +0.2 (+8%) | 2.0 (67%) | 1.0 (35%) | −1.0 * (−32% * ) | 1.6 (54%) | 1.8 (62%) | +0.2 (+8%) | 1.3 (43%) | 2.1 (69%) | +0.8 * (+26% * ) |
| Equipment/Supplies | n = 28 | n = 28 | n = 15 | n = 39 | n = 13 | n = 29 | n = 14 | n = 24 | ||||
| Percent (%) facilities with all 9 equipment and supplies | 25.0 | 10.7 | −14.3 | 50.0 | 2.6 | −47.4 * | 23.1 | 6.9 | −16.2 | 28.6 | 45.8 | +17.2 |
| Mean number (%) equipment and supplies itemsA | 7.8 (87%) | 7.5 (83%) | −0.3 (−4%) | 8.3 (92%) | 6.6 (73%) | −1.7 * (−19% * | 8.2 (91%) | 7.7 (86%) | −0.5 * (−5% * ) | 7.9 (88%) | 8.4 (94%) | +0.5 * (+6% * ) |
| Basic Life Support | n = 29 | n = 29 | n = 15 | n = 40 | n = 12 | n = 29 | n = 14 | n = 24 | ||||
| Percent (%) facilities with all 4 basic life support items | 0 | 3.4 | +3.4 | 64.3 | 27.5 | −36.8 * | 7.7 | 17.2 | +9.5 | 35.7 | 58.3 | +22.6 |
| Mean number (%) basic life support itemsA | 0.8 (20%) | 1.5 (37%) | +0.7 * (+17% * ) | 3.2 (80%) | 2.3 (57%) | −0.9 * (−23% * ) | 1.5 (37%) | 2.1 (53%) | +0.6 (+16%) | 2.3 (57%) | 2.8 (70%) | +0.5 (+13%) |
| Hygiene and Safety | n = 29 | n = 29 | n = 15 | n = 40 | n = 12 | n = 29 | n = 14 | n = 24 | ||||
| Percent (%) facilities with all 4 hygiene and safety items | 75.9 | 86.2 | +10.3 | 53.3 | 12.5 | −40.8 * | 33.3 | 17.2 | −16.1 | 28.6 | 83.3 | +54.7 * |
| Mean number (%) hygiene and safety itemsA | 3.6 (91%) | 3.8 (95%) | +0.2 (+4%) | 3.2 (82%) | 2.4 (61%) | −0.8 * (−21% * ) | 3.0 (75%) | 2.9 (73%) | −0.1 (−2%) | 2.3 (57%) | 3.6 (89%) | +1.3 * (+32% * ) |
| Service Package | n = 28 | n = 29 | n = 15 | n = 40 | n = 14 | n = 29 | n = 14 | n = 24 | ||||
| Percent (%) facilities with all 5 package services | 32.1 | 58.6 | +26.5 * | 86.7 | 22.5 | −64.2 * | 85.7 | 58.6 | −27.1 | 85.7 | 100 | +14.3 |
| Mean number (%) package servicesA | 4.3 (86%) | 4.5 (90%) | +0.2 (+4%) | 4.8 (96%) | 3.5 (70%) | −1.3 * (−26% * ) | 4.9 (98%) | 4.6 (92%) | −0.3 (−6%) | 4.9 (98%) | 5.0 (100%) | +0.1 (+2%) |
[A]
Includes only percent of facilities with total score ( = 1 point). Items receiving a partial score ( = 0.5 point) at the facility were not counted as available.
*
Denotes statistically significant at p<0.05.