Table 5.
Alignment of Avahan TIs with government clinical and non-clinical norms at the time of transition
| Round 2 (2011) | Round 3 (2012) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | Low | Medium | High | |
| Is the NGO/CBO following the STI syndromic management guideline of NACO?1 | 15 % | 0 % | 85 % | 2 % | 13 % | 85 % |
| Does the NGO/CBO procure STI syndromic management medicines as per NACO/SACS guidelines?2 | 37 % | 7 % | 56 % | 53 % | 9 % | 38 % |
| Has there been any change in the condom procurement process?3 | 26 % | 7 % | 67 % | 15 % | 11 % | 74 % |
| Has there been any change in the budget as per NACO/SACS guidelines?4 | 0 % | 7 % | 93 % | 2 % | 11 % | 87 % |
| Has there been any change in the reporting format: are you sending reports to SACS/District AIDS Control Societies?5 | 0 % | 4 % | 96 % | 8 % | 2 % | 89 % |
| Has there been any change in team structure: are you following SACS/NACO guidelines?6 | 0 % | 7 % | 93 % | 0 % | 4 % | 96 % |
| How aligned is the present ratio of peer educators to high risk groups with the SACS norms?7 | 0 % | 4 % | 96 % | 0 % | 8 % | 92 % |
1Low: Avahan guidelines are still in place; Medium: Some changes are made according to NACO guidelines; High: Following STI syndromic management guidelines of NACO.
2Low: Avahan supply chain is still in place; Medium: Some changes are made in the procurement processes as suggested by NACO/SACS; High: STI syndromic management medicines are procured as per NACO/SACS guidelines
3Low: Process not initiated; Medium: Some changes are made in the condom procurement processes; High: All condom procurement is done through channels suggested by SACS
4Low: No change, still following Avahan budget; Medium: Some changes were made to the budget; High: Following NACO/SACS budget guidelines
5Low: No change in reporting format; Medium: SACS formats discussed but not all introduced; High: Following all SACS formats
6Low: No change in team structure; Medium: Some changes were introduced; High: Following SACS TI structure
7Low: Ratio was not previously measured; Medium: Ratio is measured and approaching that of SACS; High: Following the SACS ratio