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. 2020 Sep 30;37(Suppl 1):18. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.1.25443

Table 2.

proportions of available COVID-19 prevention commodities and HIV services at urban facilities by managing authority

Overall Public Private p-value
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Availability indicators
Availability of protective gear
General OPD area (n=432)
Medical masks 124 (28.7) 50 (23.5) 74 (33.8) 0.018
Gloves 370 (85.7) 187 (87.8) 183 (83.6) 0.210
Laboratory (n=375)
Medical masks 128 (34.1) 69 (36.5) 59 (31.7) 0.328
Gloves 362 (96.5) 183 (96.8) 179 (96.2) 0.755
Availability of sanitation products
General OPD area (n=432)
Running water 373 (86.3) 175 (82.2) 198 (90.4) 0.013
Soap 352 (81.5) 163 (76.5) 189 (86.3) 0.009
Alcohol based hand-rub 145 (33.6) 63 (29.6) 82 (37.4) 0.083
Disinfectant 276 (63.9) 133 (62.4) 143 (65.3) 0.537
Laboratory (n=375)
Running water 361 (96.3) 180 (95.2) 181 (97.3) 0.290
Soap 353 (94.1) 175 (92.6) 178 (95.7) 0.201
Alcohol based hand-rub 138 (36.8) 75 (39.7) 63 (33.9) 0.243
Disinfectant 308 (82.1) 156 (82.5) 152 (81.7) 0.836
Availability of any ARV drug (n=241)
Any NRTI 166 (68.9) 124 (72.5) 42 (60.0) 0.057
Any NNRTI 218 (90.5) 158 (92.4) 60 (85.7) 0.109
Any protease inhibitors 88 (36.5) 65 (38.0) 23 (32.9) 0.451
Any combination ARV drug 224 (92.9) 162 (94.7) 62 (88.6) 0.090
Availability of condoms
HIV testing site (n=351) 234 (66.7) 163 (79.5) 71 (48.6) 0.000
HIV care and support site (n=242) 183 (75.6) 146 (86.9) 37 (50.0) 0.000
Readiness indicators
Readiness of facility for any functioning communication system (n=432) 277 (64.0) 128 (60.1) 149 (68.0) 0.085
Functioning landline 157 (36.3) 69 (32.4) 88 (40.2) 0.092
Functioning cellphone 230 (53.2) 111 (52.1) 119 (54.3) 0.643
Functioning computer 282 (65.3) 155 (72.8) 127 (57.9) 0.001
Access to email 215 (49.8) 111 (52.1) 104 (47.5) 0.337
Readiness of providers to multitask (n=2124) 0.000
HIV test counseling and 1 other service 324 (15.3) 216 (14.3) 108 (17.7)
HIV test counseling and 2 other services 548 (25.8) 392 (25.9) 156 (25.6)
HIV test counseling and 3 or more other services 1151 (54.2) 862 (56.9) 289 (47.5)
Any HIV laboratory service (n=763) 659 (86.4) 412 (95.2) 247 (74.9) 0.000