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Health care providers interviewed in each of four focus group discussion groups
| Rural site | Urban site | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical officers | 1 | 3 | 4 | Higher-level providers (N = 12) |
| Medical assistants | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Nurses | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| HIV test counsellors | 3 | 0 | 3 | Lower-level providers (N = 13) |
| Patient attendant | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Lab technician | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ward clerk | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pharmacy assistant | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 25 |
Groups were divided into providers with higher-level training and those with lower-level training.
