Table 2.
Characteristics of health facilities included in the study
| Selected facilities included in the study | Control region (Arusha; n = 33) | Intervention region (Kilimanjaro; n = 30) |
|---|---|---|
| Health centres, dispensaries | 10, 23 | 8, 22 |
| Total catchment population (adults and children) | 416,606 | 217,813 |
| Facility characteristics: | ||
| Mean catchment population per facility (s.d.) | 12,624 (18,423) | 7260 (4906) |
| Range in catchment population per facility | 300–75,000 | 956–22,108 |
| Mean number of clinical staff per facility (s.d.) | 6.9 (11.1) | 7.0 (5.4) |
| Range in total number of clinical staff per facility | 1–61 | 2–19 |
| Mean number of primary schools per facility (s.d.) | 2.79 (1.54) | 4.20 (2.93) |
| Range in number of primary schools per facility | 1–7 | 1–14 |
| Mean number of clinical doctors per facility per 1000 catchment population (s.d) | 0.27 (0.43) | 0.25 (0.23) |
| Mean number of registered nurses per facility per 1000 catchment population (s.d) | 0.25 (0.49) | 0.31 (0.29) |
| Mean number of enrolled nurses per facility per 1000 catchment population (s.d.) | 0.46 (0.69) | 0.36 (1.57) |
| Mean number of medical attendants per facility per 1000 catchment population (s.d.) | 0.14 (0.10) | 0.56 (0.43) |
| Mean total number of clinical staff per facility per 1000 population (s.d.) | 0.99 (1.38) | 1.10 (0.63) |
| Mean number of days spent delivering HPV vaccine dose 1 (s.d; range) | NA | 2.83 (1.12; 1–5) |
| Mean number of days spent delivering HPV vaccine dose 2 (s.d; range) | NA | 2.90 (1.45; 1–6) |
| Mean number of staff on HPV vaccination team doses 1 and 2 (s.d; range) | NA | 2.53 (1.15; 1–6) |
| Proportion of total clinical staff workforce involved in HPV vaccination outreach team per facility (s.d) | NA | 0.50 (0.25; 0.12–1.2) |
| Mean number of girls targeted in school per facility for dose 1 (s.d; range) | NA | 65.6 (50.0; 8–242) |
| Mean number of out of school girls targeted for HPV vaccine per facility for dose 1 (s.d; range) | NA | 1.2 (3.1; 0–15) |
| Mean total number of girls targeted for dose 1 per facility (s.d; range) | NA | 66.8 (50.2; 8–242) |
| Mean number of doses delivered per facility dose 1 (s.d; range) | NA | 64.6 (44.3; 9–205) |
| Mean number of doses delivered per facility dose 2 (s.d; range) | NA | 63.3 (47.5; 9–196) |
| Mean coverage per facility dose 1 (s.d; range) | NA | 103% (28.2; 85–238) |
| Mean coverage per facility dose 2 (s.d; range) | NA | 94.8% (9.8; 70–117%) |
NA not applicable