Table 4. Characteristics of facilities included in the study of implementation of PMTCT guidelines for HIV, Malawi, South Africa and United Republic of Tanzania, 2013–2016.
| Facility type | No. (%) of health facilities |
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| Malawi |
South Africa |
United Republic of Tanzania |
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| Karonga (n = 5) | Agincourt (n = 6) | uMkhanyakudea (n = 17) | Ifakara (n = 11) | Kisesab (n = 7) | |||
| Government-run | 3 (60) | 6 (100) | 17 (100) | 10 (91) | 7b (100) | ||
| Faith-based organization-run | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | ||
| Dispensary | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | 3 (43) | ||
| Small clinic | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | 17 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Large clinic or small health centre | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | ||
| Large health centre or small sub-district hospital | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (36) | 1 (14) | ||
| District hospital or large hospital | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 1 (14) | ||
| Referral hospital | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 2 (29) | ||
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.
a In uMkhanyakude 10 facilities were outside that system and in Kisesa 3 facilities were outside the health and demographic surveillance system.
b In Kisesa 1 of the 7 facilities were government-run, but managed by a faith-based organization.
Note: n is the total number of facilities offering antenatal care and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services participating in health and demographic surveillance system surveys at that site.