Table 4.
Summary of variable data type and question
| Predictor | Data type | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of HCWs in the ART clinic | Continuous variable | Indicate the number of HCWs currently working in the ART clinic |
| Predisposing factors (clinician beliefs) | Based on your experience, do you agree that: | |
| MoH recommendation for IPT under the HIV program is put into practice at the health facility | Categorical variable (yes/no) | The MOH recommends integration of IPT into HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs; do you agree that thisrecommendation is put into practice at your health facility? |
| IPT promotes INH resistance | Categorical variable (yes/no) | IPT promotes drug resistance to INH |
| MDR-TB rate increases with IPT | Categorical variable (yes/no) | MDR-TB rate increases with IPT? |
| Contraindications to IPT exist | Categorical variable (yes/no) | There are contraindications for using IPT among HIV patients? |
| IPT failure high among patients | Categorical variable (yes/no) | IPT failure is high among the HIV patients in my care? |
| IPT side effects negatively impact patients | Categorical variable (yes/no) | My patients are negatively affected by the adverse effects of IPT? |
| Ruling out active TB is difficult | Categorical variable (yes/no) | It is difficult to rule out active TB to decide to start IPT? |
| Enabling factors | ||
| TB-HIV training ever received | Categorical variable (yes/no) | Which of the following trainings/workshop/seminar/ |
| Updates on IPT information received from JHU-TSEHAI | Categorical variable (yes/no) | updates containing IPT information have you ever received? |
| ◻ TB-HIV ◻ Basic ART ◻ IMAI (comprehensive ART) ◻ Palliative care and nutrition ◻ Case review meeting ◻ Site-level updates ◻ Other |
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| INH stock out in the last 3 months | Categorical variable (yes/no) | Has there been any stock out of INH at your health facility in the last 3 months? |
| Guidelines confirmed on site | Categorical variable (yes/no) | Data collector confirms that a physical copy of the guidelines is at the health facility. |
| Reinforcing factors | ||
| Supervisors emphasize improving IPT | Categorical variable (yes/no) | Is improving IPT uptake rates at your facility discussed by your supervisor? |
| Agree that IPT adherence is poor | Categorical variable (yes/no) | Do you feel that adherence to IPT is poor among patients? |
HCW=health care worker; ART=antiretroviral therapy; MoH=Ministry of Health; IPT=INH preventive therapy; HIV =human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS = acquired immune-deficiency syndrome; INH=isoniazid; MDR-TB=multidrug-resistant TB; TB=tuberculosis; JHU TSEHAI=Johns Hopkins Technical Support for Ethiopian HIV/AIDS Initiative; IMAI = integrated management of adult illness.