The Lablite project: a cross-sectional mapping survey of decentralized HIV service provision in Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In sub-Saharan Africa antiretroviral therapy (ART) is being decentralized from tertiary/secondary care facilities to primary care. The Lablite project supports effective decentralization in 3 countries. It began with a cross-sectional survey to describe HIV and ART services.

Methods

81 purposively sampled health facilities in Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe were surveyed.

Results

The lowest level primary health centres comprised 16/20, 21/39 and 16/22 facilities included in Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe respectively. In Malawi and Uganda most primary health facilities had at least 1 medical assistant/clinical officer, with average 2.5 and 4 nurses/midwives for median catchment populations of 29,275 and 9,000 respectively. Primary health facilities in Zimbabwe wer

SUBMITTER: Chan AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4148932 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature