Table 5 Optimal number of STIs that could be treated at the STI clinics.
From: Cost and efficiency of public sector sexually transmitted infection clinics in Andhra Pradesh, India
STI clinic* | Doctor full-time equivalents available | Number of STIs treated in fiscal year 2003–2004 | Optimal number of STIs that could be treated† | Percent increase if optimal number treated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male (%) | Female (%) | ||||
Medical college hospitals | ||||||
MC6 | 1.20 | 1.20 (100) | 0 (0) | 2223 | 1500 | |
MC5 | 1.50 | 1.25 (83.3) | 0.25 (16.7) | 1743 | 1875 | 8 |
MC4 | 3.00 | 1.50 (50.0) | 1.50 (50.0) | 2186 | 3750 | 72 |
MC3 | 2.46 | 1.96 (79.7) | 0.50 (20.3) | 1921 | 3075 | 60 |
MC2 | 1.50 | 1.50 (100) | 0 (0) | 1078 | 1875 | 74 |
MC1 | 5.50 | 5.00 (90.9) | 0.50 (9.1) | 2784 | 6875 | 147 |
All MC | 15.16 | 12.41 (81.9) | 2.75 (18.1) | 11935 | 18950 | 59 |
District headquarter hospitals | ||||||
DHQ1 | 0.40 | 0.40 (100) | 0 (0) | 1759 | 500 | |
DHQ2 | 0.33 | 0 (0) | 0.33 (100) | 1320 | 413 | |
DHQ3 | 1.25 | 0.25 (20.0) | 1.00 (80.0) | 1012 | 1563 | 54 |
DHQ4 | 1.00 | 1.00 (100) | 0 (0) | 323 | 1250 | 287 |
All DHQ | 2.98 | 1.65 (55.4) | 1.33 (44.6) | 4414 | 3725 | |
Area hospitals | ||||||
AH2 | 0.20 | 0.20 (100) | 0 (0) | 582 | 250 | |
AH4 | 0.58 | 0.33 (56.9) | 0.25 (43.1) | 767 | 725 | |
AH3 | 1.00 | 0.70 (70.0) | 0.30 (30.0) | 558 | 1250 | 124 |
AH1 | 0.81 | 0.31 (38.5) | 0.50 (61.5) | 551 | 1016 | 84 |
All AH | 2.59 | 1.54 (59.5) | 1.05 (40.5) | 2458 | 3241 | 32 |
Total | 20.73 | 15.60 (75.3) | 5.13 (24.7) | 18807 | 25916 | 38 |