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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2015 Oct;19(10):1888–1895. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1012-3

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]
a

Letters in site names refer to sections in Umlazi Township.

b

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

c

Total 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.