Table 2 Comparison of numbers of patients retained on first-line ARV regimen between clinic cohort reports and pharmacy stock cards in paper-based ART facilities
Quarter two (April to June 2010) | Quarter three (July to September 2010) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First -line regimen | First-line regimen | |||||
ART facility | Clinic | Pharmacy stocks cards | Precision (%)* | Clinic | Pharmacy stocks cards | Precision (%)* |
cohort report | cohort report | |||||
Health Centre | ||||||
Bangwe | 1,554 | 1,639 | 105% | 1,675 | 1,676 | 100% |
Chipini | 655 | 788 | 120% | 692 | 909 | 131% |
Ndirande | 1,841 | 1,605 | 87% | 1,952 | 2,071 | 106% |
Total | 4,050 | 4,032 | 100% | 4,319 | 4,656 | 108% |
District Hospital | ||||||
Mchinji | 1,995 | 2,222 | 111% | 2,061 | 2,203 | 103% |
Mangochi₣ | 4,516 | 4,962 | 110% | - | - | |
Malamulo | 2,038 | 1,852 | 91% | 2,113 | 2,189 | 99% |
Total | 8,683 | 9,036 | 104% | 4,345 | 4,392 | 101% |