Table 1.

Characteristics of Assessed PHC network sites and respondents.

Facility Characteristics	Lilongwe, Malawi n = 4	Lusaka, Zambia n = 4	* ZaMaC sites N = 8
Classification by type
Urban	2 (50%)	3 (75%)	5 (62.5%)
Rural	2 (50%)	1 (25%)	3 (37.5%)
Catchment Population (as at 1 January 2019)
Range:	98,000–310,200	3000–197,000	3000–310,200
IQR:	108,000–285,900	25,750–197,000	95,000–209,000
Median:	177,900	145,500	167,500
By distance to nearest referral facility (km)
IQR:	4.8–38.3	2.3–15.1	3.5–29.8
Median:	21.5	7.5	10
Priority NCD services
CVD (mainly hypertension)	4 (100%)	4 (100%)	8 (100%)
Diabetes mellitus	3 (75%)	3 (75%)	6 (75%)
COPD/asthma	4 (100%)	4 (100%)	8 (100%)
Cervical cancer screening	1 (25%)	1 (25%)	2 (25%)
Point of integration along patient flow
General outpatient	3 (75%)	3 (75%)	6 (75%)
As a separate integrated clinic	4 (100%)	1 (25%)	5 (62.5)
Within ART services	4 (100%)	4 (100%)	8 (100%)
Other	2 (50%)	2 (50%)	8 (100%)
Respondent Characteristics	n = 16	n = 4	n = 20 *
Sex
Female	9 (56.3%)	2 (50%)	11(55%)
Male	7 (43.8%)	2 (50%)	9 (45%)
Age
Below 29	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.00%)	3 (15%)
30–39	11 (68.8%)	3 (75%)	14 (70%)
40–59	2 (12.4%)	1 (25%)	3 (15%)
By education
University (4 years or more)	7 (43.8%)	3 (75%)	10 (50%)
College (3 years or less)	9 (56.3%)	1 (25%)	10 (50%)

* ZaMaC = Zambia–Malawi Collaboration on NCDs Project PHC sites combined.