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Table 1 Characteristics of study health facilities

From: Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Name and level of study Health facilityd

Year when PMTCT services starteda

Provides maternity

Services

Mbale Hospital

2002

Yes

Bufumbo HC IV

2005

Yes

Bukedea HC IVb

2005

yes

Iki Iki HC III

2008

yes

Nakaloke HC III

2008

yes

Maluku HC III

2008

no

Namatala HC III

2008

no

Namakwekwe HC III

2008

no

Busamaga HC III

2008

no

TASO Mbalec

2008

no

Total

 

10 health facilities

  1. a PMTCT services that were provided include HIV testing, nevirapine for mothers and babies. All health facilities were referring infants for early HIV diagnosis to the Joint Clinic Research Centre (JCRC) in Mbale town.
  2. b Hosts the largest monthly TASO outreach clinic where PMTCT and ART services are provided
  3. cTASO does not have her own maternity services but refers pregnant women in the PMTCT programme to nearby health facilities for delivery mainly Mbale Hospital.
  4. d The average monthly new ANC attendance was 700 for Mbale hospital, 200 for TASO, and ranged between 180-200 for HC IVs and 55-70 for health centre IIIs.