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Table 1 Distribution of predictor variables across all facilities and by short EID caregiver TAT

From: Infrastructural and human-resource factors associated with return of infant HIV test results to caregivers: secondary analysis of a nationally representative situational assessment, South Africa, 2010

Predictor variables

All PHCs including those with short EID TAT, N = 571

N (%)

Short EID caregiver TAT (≤3 weeks) N = 150

Prevalence % [95% CI]

Chi-squared P value

Laboratory transportation system managed by:

0.002

 Local Province

80 (14.6)

5.8 [2.9–11.2]

 

 NHLS

347 (59.5)

68.8 [61.1–75.6]

 

 Private courier

110 (20.3)

17.9 [12.6–24.7]

 

 Unknown

34 (5.7)

7.5 [4.3–12.9]

 

Return of HIV results to facility (facility TAT)

< 0.001

  ≤ 7 days

152 (26.2)

48.3 [40.4–56.3]

 

 8–14 days

142 (24.5)

29.7 [22.9–37.6]

 

  > 14 days

130 (21.5)

5 [2.5–9.8]

 

 Unknown

147 (27.8)

17 [11.7–23.9]

 

PHC Size

0.34

 Large

268 (46.8)

46.4 [39.7–53.3]

 

 Medium

200 (34.8)

31.6 [25.5–38.4]

 

 Small

103 (18.4)

22 [17.1–27.7]

 

Type of PHC

0.693

 Community Health Center

42 (6.8)

6.1 [3.3–11.0]

 

  Clinic

529 (93.2)

93.9 [89.0–96.7]

 

Facility with professional nurses

0.509

 No

19 (3.2)

4.1 [1.9–8.7]

 

 Yes

552 (96.8)

95.9 [91.3–98.1]

 

Facility with staff nurses

0.007

 No

259 (43.2)

52.7 [44.9–60.4]

 

 Yes

312 (56.8)

47.3 [39.6–55.1]

 

Facility with enrolled nurse assistants

0.223

 No

154 (26.9)

30.7 [23.8–38.6]

 

 Yes

417 (73.1)

69.3 [61.4–76.2]

 

Facility with lay counsellors

0.629

 No

27 (4.8)

4.1 [1.8–8.7]

 

 Yes

544 (95.2)

95.9 [91.3–98.2]

 

Facility with doctors

0.264

 No

344 (60.4)

56.6 [48.7–64.2]

 

 Yes

227 (39.6)

43.4 [35.8–51.3]

 

Available staff types trained on SOP for EID blood draw and/or performing EID activities

Facility with staff nurses (N = 312)

0.783

 No

214 (69.3)

70.7 [59.2–80.1]

 

 Yes

98 (30.7)

29.3 [19.9–40.8]

 

Facility with enrolled nurse assistants (N = 417)

0.470

 No

390 (93.8)

92.2 [85.1–96.1]

 

 Yes

27 (6.2)

7.8 [3.9–14.9]

 

Facility with lay counsellors (N = 544)

0.041

 No

498 (91.2)

95.6 [90.3–98.0]

 

 Yes

46 (8.8)

4.4 [2.0–9.7]

 

Facility with doctors (N = 227)

0.393

  No

181 (81.2)

84.8 [73.5–91.8]

 

 Yes

46 (18.8)

15.2 [8.2–26.5]

 
  1. PHC – primary health care facility. TAT – turnaround time, EID- early infant HIV diagnosis, 95% CI – 95% confidence intervals. P-values are from a survey chi-squared test. NHLS- National health laboratory services. PCR- polymerase chain reaction. SOP- standard operating procedures. The significance level used for the Chi-squared test is p value< 0.05, significant p values are in boldface