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Table 1 Description of 100 rural PHC clinics surveyed in KwaZulu-Natal

From: Operational assessment of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

Mean and standard deviation

Range

Healthcare Workers

 Respondent year of qualification

1999 ± 9

1976–2015

 Number of Doctors

0.1 ± 0.3

0–2

 Number of Community Health Workers

12.4 ± 11.8

0–65

 Number of HIV councillors

1.2 ± 1.

0–3

 Number of Nurses

10.3 ± 5.6

2–38

Clinical Data

 PHC weekly patient census

2865 ± 2231

374–11,731

 PHC number of nurses (DHIS 2014)

25 ± 23

2–120

 Distance from the nearest hospital (kilometres)

41.4 ± 42.8

0.1–278.0

 Distance from the nearest town (kilometres)

45.0 ± 50.6

0·02–228

 POC diagnostics in use

63.9 ± 0.8

5–8

 POC diagnostics needed

14.2 ± 9.9

0–51

Respondents’ Position (%)

 Operations Manager

23

23%

 Specialist Nurse

76

76%

 Staff Nurse

1

1%