From: Estimating health workforce needs for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
Patient-to-staff ratios*** | ||||||||||||||||
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Setting | Type* | Years ART | No. on ART to date | No. on ART | Target no. on ART | Current no. pts/mo | MD | Nurse | MD plus MO/CO | PLWH | Other educators | Counsellors | Ph | Lab tech. | CHW | Admin. or Manager |
Urban | HIV | 5 | 1350 | 500 | 1000 | 30 | 500 | 250 | - | 333 | - | 333 | 500 | 500 | 333 | 0 |
Urban | HIV/CH | 3 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 90 | 666 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Urban | Med NGO+ | 5 | 800 | 800 | 1000 | 25 | 500 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | 333 | 500 | 1000 | |
Rural | HIV DH | 2 | 554 | 445 | "not at target" | 65 | 297 | 222 | 52 | - | - | 178 | 445 | 297 | 445 | 127 |
Urban | HIV CH | 2 | 400 | 400 | N/A | 25 | 133 | 100 | 57 | - | - | 400 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 400 |
Urban | HIV PHC | 2 | 288 | 288 | N/A | N/A | 192 | 144 | - | - | - | 144 | - | - | - | - |
Rural | Med CH | 2 | 109 | 61 | "could be higher" | N/A | 244 | - | - | - | - | - | 610 | 610 | ||
Rural | Med Clinic | UNK | 100 | 100 | N/A | 5 | 300 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Suburban | HIV/DH | 4 | 83 | 40 | 1000 | 3**** | 400 | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | - | 80 | ||
Suburban | Med DH | 0.4 | 80 | 80 | 250 | ~20 | 250 | 50 | - | - | - | 125 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 500 |
Urban | HIV CH | .5 | 76 | 69 | N/A | 10 | 95 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 76 | - | 152 | - | - | 38 |
Urban | MTCT plus NGO+ | 0.5 | 64 | 64 | 250 | 5–10 | 833 | 93 | 139 | - | 250 | 42 | 833 | 417 | 104 | |
Urban | Med CH/PHC | 1 | 45 | 45 | N/A | 15 | 45 | 11.25 | 36 | 45 | - | - | 45 | 90 | ||
Urban | ART only/CH | 1 | N/A | 202 | 35 | 202 | 67 | 101 | - | - | Nurses | - | 81 | 404 |