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Table 1 Client in-depth interview and focus group discussion sampling frame

From: Acceptability of point-of-care viral load testing to facilitate differentiated care: a qualitative assessment of people living with HIV and nurses in South Africa

 

POC clients

SOC clients

Total

Target

Target

Viral load result

Care provider

   

<  1000 copies/ml

Enrolled nurse and/or CCMDD

5

5a

10

Professional Nurse

5

5

10

>  1000 copies/ml

Professional Nurse

5

5

10

Total

15

15

30

  1. aClients in the standard of care arm with suppressed viral loads were eligible for referral into CCMDD but were not seen by an enrolled nurse
  2. CCMDD Centralised Chronic Medication Dispensing and Distribution programme; POC point-of-care; SOC standard-of-care