Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of APS study sites based on 2012 data. a
| Study arm | Study sites | County |
Urban vs
rural |
Facility funding source | Health facility level b | Number of HTC staff | Number of HIV tests per month | Females among those tested (%) | Type of HTC used (%) | Number of positive HIV tests per month | Positive among tested (%) | Females among positive tests (%) | Start date at site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention: immediate APS | Kariobangi Health Centre | Nairobi | Urban | Nairobi City Council | 2 | 2 | 170 | 61.1 | VCT: 89.8 | 24 | 14.2 | 67.6 | October 2013 |
| PITC: 10.2 | |||||||||||||
| BabaDogo VCT Centre | Nairobi | Urban | Nairobi City Council | 2 | 2 | 212 | 46.4 | VCT: 78.8 | 27 | 12.9 | 58.2 | April 2014 | |
| PITC: 21.2 | |||||||||||||
| STC Casino | Nairobi | Urban | Nairobi City Council | 2 | 1 | 439 | 53.1 | VCT: 51.1 | 43 | 9.9 | 55.9 | July 2014 | |
| PITC: 48.9 | |||||||||||||
| Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital | Nairobi | Urban | Public | 3 | 2 | 263 | 64.7 | VCT: 64.1 | 38 | 14.3 | 64.0 | July 2014 | |
| PITC: 35.9 | |||||||||||||
| Karuri Health Centre | Kiambu | Peri-urban | Public | 2 | 1 | 287 | 60.9 | VCT: 75.3 | 13 | 4.5 | 61.3 | June 2014 | |
| PITC: 24.7 | |||||||||||||
| JOOTRH-Russia | Kisumu | Urban | Public | 3 | 2 | 2,262 | 69.4 | VCT: 2.4 | 134 | 5.9 | 68.8 | August 2013 | |
| PITC: 97.6 | |||||||||||||
| Maseno Mission Hospital | Kisumu | Peri-urban | Private | 3 | 2 | 79 | 54.8 | VCT: 40.5 | 6 | 7.7 | 58.9 | March 2014 | |
| PITC: 59.5 | |||||||||||||
| Chulaimbo Sub-District Hospital | Kisumu | Peri-urban | Public | 3 | 3 | 551 | 55.2 | VCT: 44.4 | 71 | 12.9 | 58.5 | June 2014 | |
| PITC: 55.6 | |||||||||||||
| Ongi’elo Health Centre | Siaya | Rural | Public | 2 | 3 | 199 | 38.7 | VCT: 28.2 | 15 | 7.6 | 59.7 | June 2014 | |
| PITC: 71.8 | |||||||||||||
| Control: delayed arm | Kenyatta National Hospital | Nairobi | Urban | Public | 4 | 7 | 3,942 | 60.3 | VCT: 26.3 | 218 | 5.5 | 62.3 | August 2013 |
| PITC: 73.7 | |||||||||||||
| Mbagathi District Hospital | Nairobi | Urban | Public | 3 | 9 | 919 | 56.5 | VCT: 13.4 | 106 | 11.6 | 55.4 | November 2013 | |
| PITC: 86.6 | |||||||||||||
| Huruma Lions Dispensary (NCC) | Nairobi | Urban | Nairobi City Council | 2 | 1 | 435 | 76.7 | VCT: 72.1 | 33 | 7.6 | 82.1 | July 2014 | |
| PITC: 27.9 | |||||||||||||
| Pumwani Maternity VCT Centre | Nairobi | Urban | Nairobi City Council | 3 | 4 | 389 | 64.0 | VCT: 100 | 16 | 4.1 | 65.8 | July 2014 | |
| PITC: 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kiambu District Hospital | Kiambu | Peri-urban | Public | 3 | 2 | 778 | 55.0 | VCT: 34.1 | 82 | 10.5 | 60.1 | November 2013 | |
| PITC: 65.9 | |||||||||||||
| Kirwara Sub-District Hospital | Murang’a | Peri-urban | Public | 3 | 1 | 59 | 57.0 | VCT: 18.3 | 3 | 5.0 | 65.7 | June 2014 | |
| PITC: 81.7 | |||||||||||||
| Kisumu District Hospital | Kisumu | Urban | Public | 3 | 8 | 990 | 60.5 | VCT: 23.1 | 129 | 13.1 | 58.9 | November 2013 | |
| PITC: 76.9 | |||||||||||||
| Kombewa District Hospital | Kisumu | Peri-urban | Public | 3 | 4 | 293 | 52.9 | VCT: 55.0 | 37 | 12.5 | 53.5 | April 2014 | |
| PITC: 45.0 | |||||||||||||
| Abidha Health Centre | Siaya | Rural | Public | 2 | 2 | 141 | 67.4 | VCT: 4.5 | 13 | 9.1 | 60.1 | May 2014 | |
| PITC: 95.5 |
Abbreviations: APS assisted partner notification services, HTC HIV testing and counselling, NASCOP National AIDS and STI Control Programme, PITC provider-initiated testing and counselling, VCT voluntary testing and counselling.
aData from the 2012 calendar year provided by the NASCOP Strategic Information Management Unit.
bHealth-care facilities in Kenya are categorized into four levels: 1, community level; 2, sub-district facility; 3, district hospital; and 4, national hospital.