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. 2017 Nov 24;32(Suppl 4):iv82–iv90. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx141

Table 3.

Summary statistics on clients’ consultation duration timesa by type of service (n = 3160)

PITC only (n = 541)
FP only (n = 1897)
Integrated PITC and FPb(n = 722)
Median Q1; Q3 Range Median Q1; Q3 Range Median Q1; Q3 Range
Client characteristics
Client typec
    Adult 34 18; 61 2; 291 6 4; 14 1; 219 15 7; 26 1; 168
    Adult + child 20 9; 32 1; 159 10 5; 20 1; 268 7 5; 17 1; 183
    Unknown 15 . 15; 15 6 4; 9 3; 103 21 10; 32 10; 32
Inpatient/facility characteristics
Inpatient/Outpatient
    Inpatient 27 11; 48 1; 291 8 4; 16 1; 268 7 5; 15 1; 183
    Outpatient 31 17; 57 4; 159 8 4; 17 1; 132 18 11; 36 1; 147
Location
    Rural 28 15; 55 1; 169 8 4; 16 1; 268 7 5; 16 1; 183
    Urban 30 15; 51 2; 291 9 4; 16 1; 256 16 8.5 – 30 2; 137
Study selection characteristics
Intervention/Arm
    Comparison 19 10; 34 1; 225 6 4; 13 1; 162 6 5; 13 1; 183
    Intervention 37 22; 60.5 3; 291 10 5; 20 1; 268 20.5 12; 35 1; 147
FP/PNC model
    FP model 27 14; 46 2; 180 11 5; 22 1; 256 18 10; 30 1; 146
    PNC model 33 15; 68 1; 291 5 4; 10 1; 268 6 4; 12 1; 183

FP, Family planning; PITC, Provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing; PNC, Postnatal Care; SD, Standard deviation.

a

Pooled consultation duration times data of up to five consultations excluding any services not classified as FP, PITC or integrated PITC & FP

b

Classified as integrated services when a combination of FP and PITC services were provided in a single consultation or, only in the case of individual-level data, when a combination of FP and PITC services were used in different consultations. Classified as FP when at least one of the consultations was FP and none of the other consultation were PITC. Classified as PITC when at least one of the consultations was PITC and none of the other consultations were FP

c

‘Adult’ indicates an individual going to the consultation alone, and ‘adult with child’ indicates an individual going to the consultation with a child