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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS. 2016 Jun 19;30(10):1655–1662. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001111

Table.

Characteristics of selected catchment areas and health facilities, and mean HIV-free infant survival (based on the 2014 survey) across these characteristics; data from the impact evaluation of Zimbabwe’s PMTCT program.

Characteristic N % Mean HIV-free survival p valuea
Catchment area (CA) characteristics
Estimated population in CA
 <5,000 people 33 25 92.3% 0.423
 5,000–9,999 people 46 35 92.2%
 10,000–14,999 people 30 23 92.5%
 15,000+ people 15 11 91.9%
 Don’t know 8 6 92.1%
Type of CA
 Rural 112 85 92.3% 0.012
 Urban 20 15 91.7%
Prevalence of HIV among mothers in the CA
 Less than 12% 71 54 92.2% 0.818
 12% or higher 61 46 92.3%

Facility characteristics
Volume of HIV positive moms seen
 Less than 5 65 49 92.2% 0.391
 5 or more 67 51 92.3%
Number of rooms in health facility
 1 to 5 31 23 92.0% 0.176
 6 to 8 42 32 92.3%
 9 to 11 31 23 92.6%
 12+ 17 13 92.0%
 unknown 11 8
Number of staff members in facility (except village health workers)
 <5 30 23 92.3% 0.970
 5–6 48 36 92.3%
 7–10 22 17 92.2%
 >10 29 22 92.2%
 Don’t know 3 2
Number of village health workers/health promoters
 <5 50 38 92.1% 0.530
 5–6 22 17 92.6%
 7–10 13 10 92.2%
 >10 41 31 92.3%
 Don’t know 6 5
How many days per week open for ANC
 1 9 7 92.0% 0.068
 2 9 7 91.7%
 3 2 2 91.6%
 4 3 2 91.4%
 5 61 46 92.3%
 6 9 7 93.2%
 7 39 30 92.2%
Staff received training on Option A
 Yes, 50% or more of staff trained 61 46 92.2% 0.949
 Yes, less than half of the staff trained 66 50 92.3%
 No or don’t know 5 4 92.0%
Facility had on site CD4 testing at baseline
 Yes 28 21 92.3% 0.872
 No 104 79 92.2%

CA=catchment area

a

p value of ANOVA test