Table 3 Proportion of ART facilities that met WHO EWI targets, aggregated by additional programmatic/ facility characteristics, Tanzania, 2010
EWI 1a, ART prescribing practices | EWI 2, patients LTFU at 12 months | EWI 3a, retention on 1st line ART at 12 months | EWI 5b, Clinic appointment keeping in first 12 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHO target: 100% | WHO target: ≤ 20% | WHO target: ≥ 70% | WHO target: ≥ 80% | ||
Frequency | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Average opening time (hours) | |||||
Clinic & pharmacy: ≥ 8 hrs | 29 | 29 (100) | 16 (55) | 10 (35) | 0 (0) |
Clinic & pharmacy: < 8 hrs | 6 | 6 (100) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
p = 0.177 | p = 0.640 | p = 0.171 | |||
Average distance (kilometers, km) travelled by patient | |||||
≥ 51 km | 10 | 10 (100) | 5 (50) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) |
21-50 km | 10 | 10 (100) | 5 (50) | 3 (30) | 0 (0) |
11-20 km | 8 | 8 (100) | 6 (75) | 3 (38) | 0 (0) |
≤ 10 km | 7 | 7 (100) | 1 (14) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) |
p = 0.162 | p = 0.885 | p = 1.000 | |||
Average time (minutes) patient spent at the Clinic | |||||
>180 minutes | 6 | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 0 (0) |
60-180 minutes | 15 | 15 (100) | 7 (47) | 3 (20) | 1 (7) |
< 60 minutes | 14 | 14 (100) | 4 (29) | 2 (14) | 0 (0) |
p = 0.011* | p = 0.007* | p = 1.000 | |||
Supplementary ART dispensing locations | |||||
Refill, outreach or both | 5 | 5 (100) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) |
Neither | 30 | 30 (100) | 15 (50) | 8 (27) | 1 (3) |
p = 1.000 | p = 0.610 | p = 1.000 | |||
Home based services | |||||
Yes | 25 | 25 (100) | 13 (52) | 6 (24) | 1 (4) |
No | 10 | 10 (100) | 4 (40) | 4 (40) | 0 (0) |
p = 0.711 | p = 0.421 | p = 1.000 | |||