Table 2 Main characteristics of each hospital
| Â | Hospital A | Hospital B | Hospital C | Hospital D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Government | Government | PNFP, faith based | PNFP, faith based |
No. of beds | 100 | 140 | 240 | 120 |
No. of health staff | 103 | 83 | 148 | 108 |
Bed:staff ratio | 1:1.03 | 1:0.59 | 1:0.62 | 1:0.90 |
New Out-Patient Department cases per day | 74 | 86 | 85 | 57 |
Average length of stay (bed days per patient) | 4.75 | 5.6 | 5.75 | 4.3 |
Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy | 95 | 23 | 70 | 68 |
Observations | -Pilot hospital for Routine Counselling and Testing | Â | -AIDS clinic with 350 outpatients/HIV/AIDS activities financially supported by different donors. -School to train enrolled nurses and laboratory assistants | -Vertical HIV/AIDS programme with own staff attached to the hospital, in addition to hospital HIV/AIDS-related services -School to train enrolled nurses |