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Table 1 Characteristics of the facilities supported by I-TECH before and during deployment of supplemental PITC providers

From: Strengthening provider-initiated testing and counselling in Zimbabwe by deploying supplemental providers: a time series analysis

  

Before PITC provider deploymenta

During supplemental PITC provider deploymentb

 

Supported facilities (N = 249)

Proportion testing HIV-positive

Monthly HIV tests per facility

Monthly HIV diagnoses per facility

Monthly p-w PITC providers per facility

Proportion testing HIV-positive

Monthly HIV tests per facility

Monthly HIV diagnoses per facility

 

n (%)

Positive/Tested (%)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Positive/Tested (%)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Facility type

 Clinic

197 (79%)

31,984/379,147 (8%)

160 (156)

14 (16)

1.5 (1.8)

20,109/288,326 (7%)

209 (172)

15 (21)

 Polyclinic

15 (6%)

13,129/143,329 (9%)

796 (442)

73 (42)

1.5 (1.6)

6,811/76,778 (9%)

731 (306)

65 (32)

 Hospital

37 (14%)

12,898/139,510 (9%)

314 (250)

29 (25)

2.9 (3.2)

7,605/103,754 (7%)

401 (271)

29 (20)

Province

 Harare

38 (15%)

20,375/214,002 (10%)

469 (403)

45 (33)

1.6 (3.1)

10,909/113,666 (10%)

427 (311)

41 (28)

 Mash. Central

53 (21%)

6,613/99,084 (7%)

156 (155)

10 (13)

1.9 (1.9)

3,864/78,627 (5%)

212 (154)

10 (11)

 Mash. East

42 (17%)

10,271/102,796 (10%)

204 (195)

20 (26)

1.5 (1.7)

6,373/77,723 (8%)

264 (232)

22 (28)

 Mash. West

79 (32%)

16,953/194,046 (9%)

205 (200)

18 (21)

1.9 (1.9)

11,015/163,014 (7%)

295 (255)

20 (27)

 Mat. North

37 (15%)

3,796/52,058 (7%)

117 (152)

9 (8)

1.3 (1.9)

2,364/35,828 (7%)

138 (98)

9 (9)

Totals

 

58,008/661,986 (9%)

222 (254)

19 (25)

1.7 (2.1)

34,525/468,858 (7%)

269 (241)

20 (25)

  1. p-w person-week, Mash Mashonaland, Mat Matabeleland
  2. aTime period: July 2015 to June 2016 (12 months)
  3. bTime period: October 2016 to May 2017; March 2017 excluded due to MOHCC HIV testing campaign