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Table 2 Health centre characteristics by jurisdiction (Number and % of total)

From: Wide variation in sexually transmitted infection testing and counselling at Aboriginal primary health care centres in Australia: analysis of longitudinal continuous quality improvement data

  

Far West NSW

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Western Australia

Total

Health centre level

Number of health centres audited

6

62

49

8

12

137

Location

Urban

0 (0)

1 (2)

3 (6)

4 (50)

3 (25)

11 (8)

Regional

3 (50)

3 (5)

6 (12)

2 (25)

4 (33)

18 (13)

Remote

3 (50)

58 (94)

40 (82)

2 (25)

5 (42)

108 (79)

Governance

Community controlled

6 (100)

19 (31)

1 (2)

4 (50)

7 (58)

37 (27)

Government

0 (0)

43 (69)

48 (98)

4 (50)

5 (42)

100 (73)

Length of Accreditationa

Never accredited

4 (67)

34 (55)

5 (10)

2 (25)

0 (0)

45 (33)

Accredited for some of the time

1 (17)

6 (10)

21 (43)

2 (25)

0 (0)

30 (22)

Accredited for all of the time

1 (17)

13 (21)

22 (45)

4 (50)

3 (25)

43 (31)

Missing

0 (0)

9 (15)

1 (2)

0 (0)

9 (75)

19 (14)

Service population

= < 500

2 (33)

35 (56)

26 (53)

3 (38)

1 (8)

67 (49)

501-999

1 (17)

11 (18)

9 (18)

3 (38)

0 (0)

24 (18)

= > 1000

3 (50)

16 (26)

14 (29)

2 (25)

11 (92)

46 (34)

CQI experience

Baseline audit only

0 (0)

15 (24)

7 (14)

4 (50)

2 (17)

28 (20)

Completed 1–2 cycles

0 (0)

19 (31)

19 (39)

4 (50)

7 (58)

49 (36)

Completed = > 3 cycles

6 (100)

28 (45)

23 (47)

0 (0)

3 (25)

60 (44)

  1. aaccreditation with Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL), Quality Improvement Council (QIC) or other, CQI continuous quality improvement, NSW New South Wales