The Lablite project: A cross-sectional mapping survey of decentralized HIV service provision in Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe

Table 5 Reported use of CD4 and viral load testing in health facilities providing ART on-site

	Malawi			Uganda			Zimbabwe
	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Primary	Secondary
	(n = 9)	(n = 3)	(n = 1)	(n = 6)	(n = 16)	(n = 2)	(n = 15)	(n = 6)
CD4 testing regularly used prior to initiation
In all patients	0	1	1	1	4	0	9	2
Selected patients¹	4	2	0	4	11	2	4	3
Not used regularly	5	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
CD4 monitoring on ART in adults
Every 3 months	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Every 6 months	0	0	0	5	11	2	10	2
Every 12 months	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
If clinically indicated	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	1
Not used regularly	6	2	1	0	1	0	2	1
CD4 monitoring on ART in children
Every 3 months	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Every 6 months	0	0	0	4	11	1	9	3
Every 12 months	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
If clinically indicated	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	1
Not used regularly	6	2	1	0	1	0	2	1
Viral load monitoring on ART
If clinically indicated	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0
Not used regularly	8	3	0	6	15	0	14	6

One primary care facility in Zimbabwe did no ART initiation. Two primary care facilities in Zimbabwe did not follow-up children. Otherwise, where numbers do not sum to total this is due to missing information.
¹Four facilities in Uganda included as using CD4 testing prior to initiation in selected patients were doing CD4 testing in all adults but not in all children.

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