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Capacity of health facilities for diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
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posted on 2023-06-09, 14:11 authored by Amare Deribew, Sibhatu Biadgilign, Della Berhanu, Atkure Defar, Kebede Kassaye, Ephrem Tekle, Kassahun Asheber, Tariku DejeneBackground: There are dearth of literature on the capacity of the health system to diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. In this study we evaluated the capacity of health facilities for HIV/AIDS care, its spatial distribution and variations by regions and zones in Ethiopia. Methods: We analyzed the Service Provision Assessment plus (SPA+) survey data that were collected in 2014 in all regions of Ethiopia. We assessed structural, process and overall capacity of the health system based on the Donabedian quality of care model. We included 5 structural and 8 process indicators and overall capacity score was constructed by taking the average of all indicators. Multiple linear regression was done using STATA 14 to assess the association of the location and types of health facilities with overall capacity score. Maps displaying the average capacity score at Zonal level were produced using ArcGIS Desktop v10.3 (Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., Redlands CA, USA). Results: A total of 873 health facilities were included in the analysis. Less than 5% of the private facilities provided antiretroviral therapy (ART); had national ART guideline, baseline CD4 count or viral load and tuberculosis screening mechanisms. Nearly one-third of the health centers (34.9%) provided ART. Public hospitals have better capacity score (77.1%) than health centers (45.9%) and private health facilities (24.8%). The overall capacity score for urban facilities (57.1%) was higher than that of the rural (38.2%) health facilities (ß = 15.4, 95% CI: 11.7, 19.2). Health centers (ß = - 21.4, 95% CI: -25.4, - 17.4) and private health facilities (ß = - 50.9, 95% CI: -54.8, - 47.1) had lower overall capacity score than hospitals. Facilities in Somali (ß = - 13.8, 95% CI: -20.6, - 7.0) and SNNPR (ß = - 5.0, 95% CI: -9.8, - 0.1) regions had lower overall capacity score than facilities in the Oromia region. Zones located in emerging regions such as Gambella and Benishangul Gumz and in remote areas of Oromia and SNNPR had lower capacity score in terms of process indicators. Conclusions: There is a significant geographical heterogeneity on the capacity of health facilities for HIV/AIDS care and treatment in Ethiopia. Targeted capacity improvement initiatives are recommended with focus on health centers and private health facilities, and emerging Regions and the rural and remote areas.
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BMC Health Services ResearchISSN
1472-6963Publisher
BioMed CentralExternal DOI
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1Volume
18Page range
1-8Department affiliated with
- Global Health and Infection Publications
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- Wellcome Trust Brighton and Sussex Centre for Global Health Research Publications
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2018-07-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2018-07-17Usage metrics
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