Table 1 Task-shifting and task-sharing of antiretroviral therapy services, by clusters
Cadre and Rolesa | CLUSTER 1 Traditional Model (N = 5) | CLUSTER 2 Mixed Model (N = 10) | CLUSTER 3 Task-Shifted Model (N = 4) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Medical doctor | ||||||
 ART initial prescription | 5 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 ART monitoring & management | 5 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Clinical services | 5 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Referral services | 4 | 87 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 ART adherence counselling | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Clinical officer | ||||||
 ART initial prescription | 2 | 40 | 9 | 90 | 4 | 100 |
 ART monitoring & management | 2 | 40 | 10 | 100 | 4 | 100 |
 Clinical services | 2 | 40 | 10 | 100 | 4 | 100 |
 Referral services | 2 | 40 | 10 | 100 | 4 | 100 |
 ART adherence counselling | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Nurse/ Midwife | ||||||
 Registration | 3 | 60 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 50 |
 ART initial prescription | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 75 |
 ART monitoring and management | 2 | 40 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 75 |
 Clinical services | 1 | 20 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 50 |
 Referral services | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 75 |
 ART dispensing at the HIV clinic | 1 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 75 |
 ART adherence counselling | 2 | 40 | 8 | 80 | 2 | 50 |
 Phlebotomy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 25 |
 Patient tracing for missed appointments & defaulters | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 25 |
 Medical records management | 1 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
Counsellor | ||||||
 Triage | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 25 |
 ART adherence counselling | 2 | 40 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 50 |
 Patient tracing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Pharmacist | ||||||
 ART dispensing at the HIV clinic | 3 | 60 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
Pharmacy technician | ||||||
 ART dispensing at the HIV clinic | 2 | 40 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
 ART adherence counselling | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory technician | ||||||
 Phlebotomy | 2 | 40 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 75 |
Data clerk | ||||||
 Registration | 2 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
 Patient tracing for missed appointments & defaulters | 1 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
 Medical records management | 3 | 60 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 100 |
Lay health worker | ||||||
 Registration | 1 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
 Patient tracing for missed appointments & defaulters at the HIV clinic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 25 |
Community health worker | ||||||
 Patient tracing for missed appointments & defaulters at the HIV clinic | 3 | 60 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 25 |