Table 1. Characteristics of study participants, by data collection method.
| Data collection tool / characteristic | N1 | % |
|---|---|---|
| ART in-charge interview participants | 32 | |
| Cadre | ||
| Clinical Officer | 11 | 34.4 |
| Medical Assistant | 9 | 28.1 |
| Nurse Midwife Technician | 6 | 18.8 |
| Nurse | 6 | 18.8 |
| Years in role (mean, SD) | 5.6 (5.5) | |
| Patient focus group participants | 216 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 93 | 43.1 |
| Female | 123 | 56.9 |
| Age2 | ||
| 18 to 30 | 21 | 9.8 |
| 31 to 45 | 102 | 47.7 |
| 46 to 64 | 86 | 40.2 |
| 65 and over | 5 | 2.3 |
| Years in ART care (mean, SD) | 5.8 (3.9) | |
| Participants from sites offering… | ||
| Multi-month prescriptions (30 sites) | 216 | 100.0 |
| Fast-track refills (4 sites) | 26 | 12.0 |
| Community ART groups (8 sites) | 62 | 28.7 |
1 Numbers may not sum to total due to missing data.
2 The age group for each participant was estimated by the note taker.