Table 1 Health care worker time recorded for sequences of PrEP activities in a time-and-motion study in six nurse-led primary care clinics in Eswatini, 2017–2019

PrEP initiation visit

 Pre-PrEP counseling

2

9 (8–10)

9 (8–10)

 HIV risk assessment

2

11.5 (6–17)

11.5 (6–17)

 PrEP eligibility screening

1

30

30

 PrEP initiation

7

24.9 (19–31)

24 (20–30)

 Pre-PrEP counseling/HIV risk assessment

42

12.2 (5–24)

11 (10–14)

 Pre-PrEP counseling/–/blood testing

1

23

23

 Pre-PrEP counseling/–/–/–/PrEP initiation

1

20

20

 –/–/–/PrEP eligibility screening/PrEP initiation

41

19.4 (8–31)

20 (15–23)

 Pre-PrEP counseling/HIV risk assessment/blood testing

40

16.8 (4–30)

15 (12–21)

 Pre-PrEP counseling/HIV risk assessment/–/PrEP eligibility screening

18

18.1 (5–29)

17.5 (15–23)

 –/–/blood testing/PrEP eligibility screening/PrEP initiation

1

16

16

 Pre-PrEP counseling/HIV risk assessment/blood testing/PrEP eligibility screening

2

23.5 (15–32)

23.5 (15–32)

 Pre-PrEP counseling/HIV risk assessment/–/PrEP eligibility screening/PrEP initiation

6

28.3 (19–37)

28 (23–35)

 Pre-PrEP counseling/HIV risk assessment/blood testing/PrEP eligibility screening/PrEP initiation

9

29 (13–42)

31 (20–37)

PrEP follow-up visit

 Follow-up counseling

56

13.1 (3–36)

11 (8–15)

 Follow-up counseling/blood testing

27

15.7 (5–37)

15 (10–19)

PrEP blood testing

 Blood testing

28

11.9 (3–30)

10 (7.5–15)