Table II.

Mobile testing site characteristics from a study in Umlazi Township, Durban, South Africa

Site Namea	HIV Prev. (%) [95% CI])	Male (%)	Age (Mean)	N	Distance between patients’ home and testing site (km) (median [IQR])*	Site characteristics
Gama stores	25.5 [15.0–40.0]	29.8	32	47	0.3 [0.2–0.7]	Informal supermarket
J supermarket	21.9 [13.3–33.7]	51.6	33	64	1.0 [0.8–1.4]	Supermarket close to train station
Mhlabeni	18.9 [9.2–35.0]	40.5	31	37	0.5 [0.5–2.7]	Informal settlement; highly populated
Mkhanzini taxi rank	16.7 [8.8–29.2]	51.9	30	54	N/A	Transport intersection to exit Umlazi
Engonyameni	15.8 [11.3–21.6]	56.1	30	196	N/A	Rural settlement near Umlazi
Ithala Mall	14.1 [10.1–19.3]	50.2	31	227	2.4 [1.6–3.5]	Mall near iThembalabantu; intra-Umlazi taxi stand
St James	13.3 [3.2–41.8]	46.7	26	15	N/A	Church; dense township environment
Uganda	13.2 [8.3–20.2]	31.8	35	129	4.9 [0.4–6.5]	Informal settlement; near water access site
Glebelands Hostel	12.2 [5.1–26.4]	48.8	28	41	1.3 [1.0–2.5]	Worker’s residential hostel
J Station	11.0 [7.8–15.4]	64.3	28	263	1.4 [0.7–2.1]	Main train station near dense housing
Mega City	9.7 [7.2–13.0]	45.6	28	421	7.4 [4.4–8.7]	Main shopping mall for Umlazi
V Fani’s supermarket	9.6 [6.8–13.4]	51.0	27	312	0.9 [0.5–2.7]	Mall by busy transportation junction
Kwa Mnyandu	8.7 [4.6–16.0]	55.3	26	103	2.3 [1.8–3.4]	Residential hostels; near train station
Jeenas	8.2 [3.4–18.3]	52.5	37	61	5.5 [2.7–7.7]	Area near mall; dense housing
Philani Mall	7.5 [3.4–15.8]	53.8	26	80	2.0 [0.8–4.4]	Mall; near informal settlement in western Umlazi
F Shell garage	7.0 [2.2–19.7]	44.2	24	43	0.9 [0.5–1.2]	Busy garage on taxi route
Z taxi rank	5.9 [1.9–16.9]	64.7	29	51	0.9 [0.5–1.8]	Busy intersection; major taxi rank
BB Fani’s supermarket	3.9 [1.0–14.6]	66.7	27	51	0.9 [0.7–1.4]	Small supermarket and convenience store
D wash	3.5 [1.1–10.4]	45.9	32	85	0.7 [0.5–1.5]	Car wash and mall; busy area
E Ezitolo	3.6 [1.4–9.3]	33.3	24	111	0.6 [0.3–0.8]	Mall; adjacent to several schools and butcher
MUT Main Campus	3.6 [1.9–6.6]	25.9	22	278	2.6 [1.5–4.8]	Technology University
V-FET Residence	3.2 [1.0–9.5]	40.4	22	94	3.4 [1.8–7.1]	Technical college residence hall
Uni Zulu	0.0 [N/A]	37.8	25	37	2.4 [1.7–3.5]	University campus
Isipingob	50.0 [1.9–98.1]	50.0	36	2	N/A	Town neighboring Umlazi
Totalc	9.9	47.1	28	2802	2.1 [0.8–4.9]

^aLetters in site names refer to sections in Umlazi Township.

^bIsipingo had only 2 testers. The values from this site are not included in the map.

^cTotal means are included for convenience but are not meant to represent population estimates.

N/A: Median distance not calculated for testing sites outside of Umlazi.