Table 1.
Characteristics of the facilities supported by I-TECH before and during deployment of supplemental PITC providers
| Before PITC provider deploymenta | During supplemental PITC provider deploymentb | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supported facilities (N = 249) | Proportion testing HIV-positive | Monthly HIV tests per facility | Monthly HIV diagnoses per facility | Monthly p-w PITC providers per facility | Proportion testing HIV-positive | Monthly HIV tests per facility | Monthly HIV diagnoses per facility | |
| n (%) | Positive/Tested (%) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Positive/Tested (%) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Facility type | ||||||||
| Clinic | 197 (79%) | 31,984/379,147 (8%) | 160 (156) | 14 (16) | 1.5 (1.8) | 20,109/288,326 (7%) | 209 (172) | 15 (21) |
| Polyclinic | 15 (6%) | 13,129/143,329 (9%) | 796 (442) | 73 (42) | 1.5 (1.6) | 6,811/76,778 (9%) | 731 (306) | 65 (32) |
| Hospital | 37 (14%) | 12,898/139,510 (9%) | 314 (250) | 29 (25) | 2.9 (3.2) | 7,605/103,754 (7%) | 401 (271) | 29 (20) |
| Province | ||||||||
| Harare | 38 (15%) | 20,375/214,002 (10%) | 469 (403) | 45 (33) | 1.6 (3.1) | 10,909/113,666 (10%) | 427 (311) | 41 (28) |
| Mash. Central | 53 (21%) | 6,613/99,084 (7%) | 156 (155) | 10 (13) | 1.9 (1.9) | 3,864/78,627 (5%) | 212 (154) | 10 (11) |
| Mash. East | 42 (17%) | 10,271/102,796 (10%) | 204 (195) | 20 (26) | 1.5 (1.7) | 6,373/77,723 (8%) | 264 (232) | 22 (28) |
| Mash. West | 79 (32%) | 16,953/194,046 (9%) | 205 (200) | 18 (21) | 1.9 (1.9) | 11,015/163,014 (7%) | 295 (255) | 20 (27) |
| Mat. North | 37 (15%) | 3,796/52,058 (7%) | 117 (152) | 9 (8) | 1.3 (1.9) | 2,364/35,828 (7%) | 138 (98) | 9 (9) |
| Totals | 58,008/661,986 (9%) | 222 (254) | 19 (25) | 1.7 (2.1) | 34,525/468,858 (7%) | 269 (241) | 20 (25) | |
p-w person-week, Mash Mashonaland, Mat Matabeleland
aTime period: July 2015 to June 2016 (12 months)
bTime period: October 2016 to May 2017; March 2017 excluded due to MOHCC HIV testing campaign