Table 2.
Site characteristics in multicountry retention study
| Characteristic | Tanzania (n = 7) |
Uganda (n = 6) |
Zambia (n = 5) |
Total number of sites (N = 18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General information | ||||
| Level of health facility | ||||
| National referral hospital | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Provincial/regional Hospital | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| District hospital | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Primary/community-based health care | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Type of health facility | ||||
| Government | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Mission facility | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Non-religious NGO | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Setting | ||||
| Urban | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Rural/periurban | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| ART-related information | ||||
| Year ART was started at facility | ||||
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of adults currently on ARVs | ||||
| <2000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000–4000 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| >4000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Home-based care | ||||
| No | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Yes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Physician-based care | ||||
| No | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yes | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| ARV-dispensing characteristics | ||||
| Buddy needed for ART initiation | ||||
| No | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yes | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Three counselling sessions needed for ART initiation | ||||
| No | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yes | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Visit frequency after 6 months on ARVs | ||||
| Monthly | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Every 2 months | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Every 3 months | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Community-based distribution of ARVs | ||||
| No | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Yes | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |