Table 1.
Clinic characteristics and AYA services available
| Clinic characteristics (N = 102) | n (%)/Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Facility characteristics | |
| Facility type | |
| County | 12 (12) |
| Subcounty | 37 (36) |
| Health centre/dispensary | 51 (50) |
| Mission/foundation | 2 (2) |
| AYA in active follow-up (N = 90) | 51 (34, 115) |
| County | 260 (120, 365) |
| Subcounty | 59 (38, 115) |
| Health centre/dispensary | 44 (28, 68) |
| Mission/foundation | 290 (182, 398) |
| Staffing | |
| Number of staff at HIV clinic | 15 (10, 21) |
| County | 19 (16, 23) |
| Subcounty | 15 (11, 20) |
| Health centre/dispensary | 12 (9, 19) |
| Mission/foundation | 40 (24, 55) |
| Has specific staff for AYA clinic | 7 (7) |
| Has staff who see only children or AYA | 1 (1) |
| Staff type for HIV clinic | |
| Clinical officers | 100 (98) |
| Counsellors | 87 (85) |
| Nurses/nurse counsellors | 82 (80) |
| Peer educator | 91 (89) |
| Laboratory technician | 75 (74) |
| Nutritionists | 63 (62) |
| Social workers | 39 (38) |
| Community health workers | 66 (65) |
| Psychologists/psychiatrists | 10 (10) |
| Medical officers | 8 (8) |
| Clinic model of care | |
| AYA day* | 93 (91) |
| Weekend AYA day | 53 (57) |
| In separate AYA clinic | 19 (20) |
| Integrated clinic | 9 (9) |
| Definition of adolescent | |
| Lower limit, 10 years of age | 79 (77) |
| Upper limit, 19 years of age | 73 (72) |
| AYA records | |
| Has method to identify records | 75 (74) |
*
Specific day of the week the clinics select that is dedicated to adolescents and young adults.