Integrated point-of-care testing (POCT) for HIV, syphilis, malaria and anaemia at antenatal facilities in western Kenya: a qualitative study exploring end-users’ perspectives of appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility

Table 1 Baseline testing services and number of semi-structured interviews (SSIs) with healthcare workers and focus group discussions (FGDs) with pregnant women by facility

Facility	Turnover^a	Volume^b	Testing at baseline^c				SSIs	FGDs
Facility	Turnover^a	Volume^b	HIV	Syphilis	Malaria	Hb^d	SSIs	FGDs
1	Low	High	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	1 F nurse, 1 M nurse	group 1: n = 5; group 2: n = 12
2	Low	Medium	Yes	No	Yes	No	1 F nurse, 1 M nurse	group 1: n = 9; group 2: n = 9
3	Low	Medium	Yes	No	No	No	1 F nurse, 1 M nurse, 1 M clinical officer	group 1: n = 10
4	Medium	Low	Yes	No	No	No	2 M nurses	group 1: n = 10
5	Medium	Low	Yes	No	Yes	No	1 F nurse, 1 M nurse, 1 M HTC	group 1: n = 9; group 2: n = 10
6	Low	Medium	Yes	No	No	No	1 F nurse, 1 M nurse	group 1: n = 12; group 2: n = 13
7	High	High	Yes	No	No	Yes	1 F nurse, 1 M nurse, 1 F HTC, 1 F lab tech	group 1: n = 11; group 2: n = 8

^aTurnover of staff categorized into low, medium, and high defined as having 2, 1, and 0 skilled healthcare workers who received training at the start of the programme and remained for all 8 months of implementation respectively
^bFacility volume was categorized as low, medium, and high for < 30, 30–40, and 50–70 monthly ANC visits respectively
^cAll 7 facilities’ routinely conducted HIV testing, 2 conducted anaemia testing irregularly, and 3 conducted malaria testing irregularly for ANC
^dHaemoglobin test for anaemia
M male; F female; HTC HIV testing counsellor; lab tech laboratory technician; Hb haemoglobin; ANC antenatal care

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