Understanding the persistence of vertical (stand-alone) HIV clinics in the health system in Uganda: a qualitative synthesis of patient and provider perspectives

Table 1 Characteristics of participating health facilities

	ACCRONYM	OWNERSHIP	LEVEL OF CARE [31]	SETTING	SUB-REGION	ANNUAL ART PATIENT VOLUMES (As at June 2015)
1	PUB-001	PUBLIC	Referral Hospital	Urban	South West	24,408
2	PUB-002	PUBLIC	Referral Hospital	Urban	Kampala	2408
3	PUB-003	PUBLIC	Referral Hospital	Urban	Central 2	6414
4	PUB-004	PUBLIC	District Hospital	Urban	East Central	598
5	PUB-005	PUBLIC	Health centre IV	Peri-urban	Mid-East	458
6	PUB-006	PUBLIC	Health centre IV	Rural	Mid-north	2034
7	PUB-007	PUBLIC	Health centre IV	Rural	East-Central	263
8	PUB-008	PUBLIC	Health centre IV	Peri-urban	Mid-west	298
9	PUB-009	PUBLIC	Health centre IV	Rural	North East	126
10	PNFP-001	NOT FOR PROFIT	Referral Hospital	Urban	Kampala	4337
11	PNFP-002	NOT FOR PROFIT	Referral Hospital	Urban	East central	1727
12	PNFP-003	NOT FOR PROFIT	Health Centre IV	Rural	Mid-East	647
13	PNFP-004	NOT FOR PROFIT	Health Centre IV	Peri-urban	South West	402
14	PFP-001	FOR-PROFIT	Health centre III	Urban	Mid-West	324
15	PFP-002	FOR-PROFIT	Health Centre II	Urban	Central 2	29
16	PFP-003	FOR-PROFIT	Health Centre II	Rural	Mid-North	46

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