Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of mid-level providers† and clinic characteristics by study arm
Characteristics | Control arm | Intervention arm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | End of intervention | 6-month follow up | 12 month follow up | Baseline | End of intervention | 6 month follow up | 12 month follow up | |
Time 0 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 0 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | |
(N = 20) | (N = 20) | (N = 20) | (N = 18) | (N = 20) | (N = 19) | (N = 19) | (N = 17) | |
Sex (n [%]) | ||||||||
Female | 15 (75) | 15 (75) | 15 (75) | 14 (78) | 16 (80) | 15 (79) | 15 (79) | 14 (82) |
Male | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 4 (22) | 4 (20) | 4 (21) | 4 (21) | 3 (18) |
Professional Cadres (n [%]) | ||||||||
Clinical Officers | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 4 (22) | 7 (35) | 6 (32) | 6 (32) | 6 (35) |
Registered nurses/midwives | 15 (75) | 15 (75) | 15 (75) | 14 (78) | 13 (65) | 13 (68) | 13 (68) | 11 (65) |
Age (years), Mean (SD) | 40 (11) | 40 (11) | 40 (11) | 41 (12) | 38 (8) | 38 (8) | 38 (8) | 39 (8) |
Years in practice, median (IQR) | 4.5 (1.5, 7.5) | 3.0 (1.5, 7.0) | 3.0 (1.5, 7.0) | 3.0 (1.5, 7.0) | 3.0 (1.4, 10.0) | 3.0 (1.4, 10.0) | 3.0 (1.4, 10.0) | 4.0 (1.4, 10.0) |
Monthly outpatient attendances, Mean (SD) | 1405 (455.6) | 1405 (455.6) | 1405 (455.6) | 1387 (478.2) | 1828 (716.0) | 1846 (731.0) | 1846 (731.0) | 1914 (744.0) |
Monthly active HIV patients, Mean (SD) | 233.4 (84.2) | 233.4 (84.2) | 233.4 (84.2) | 230.3 (88.4) | 348.9 (131.3) | 342.4 (131.5) | 342.4 (131.) | 337.2 (138.5) |