Acceptability and feasibility of testing for HIV infection at birth and linkage to care in rural and urban Zambia: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Description of study sites in Southern Province, Zambia, 2016–2018

Study site	Location	Type of area	Study period	Median (range) HIV+ women delivering per week	Eligible participants
Livingstone Central Hospital	Livingstone City	Urban	Jun 2016 to May 2017 Jun 2017 to Apr 2018	8 (1, 15)	All HIV+ women High-risk HIV+ women^a
Maramba UHC	Livingstone City	Urban	Jun 2016 to May 2017 Jun 2017 to Apr 2018	3 (0, 12)	All HIV+ women High-risk HIV+ women^a
Mahatma Gandhi UHC	Livingstone City	Urban	Apr 2017 to Apr 2018	3 (0, 9)	High-risk HIV+ women^a
Libuyu UHC	Livingstone City	Urban	Apr 2017 to Apr 2018	1 (0, 5)	High-risk HIV+ women^a
Choma General Hospital	Choma Town	Urban	Aug 2017 to Apr 2018	5 (2, 9)	High-risk HIV+ women^a
Shampande UHC	Choma Town	Urban	Aug 2017 to Apr 2018	2 (0, 5)	High-risk HIV+ women^a
Macha Hospital	Macha Area	Rural	Feb 2016 to Aug 2018	2 (0, 9)	All HIV+ women
Mapanza RHC	Macha Area	Rural	Feb 2016 to Aug 2018	0 (0, 4)	All HIV+ women
Moboola RHC	Macha Area	Rural	Feb 2016 to Aug 2018	0 (0, 3)	All HIV+ women
Mangunza RHC	Macha Area	Rural	Feb 2016 to Aug 2018	0 (0, 3)	All HIV+ women
Nalube RHC	Macha Area	Rural	Feb 2016 to Jul 2017	0 (0, 2)	All HIV+ women

RHC Rural health center, UHC Urban health center
^aHigh-risk defined as receiving no antiretroviral drugs throughout pregnancy or starting to receive antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission

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