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Percentage of PHC facilities offering VCT

DefinitionPercentage of PHC facilities offering Voluntary Counselling and HIV Testing (VCT).

Indicator was previously known as 'Percentage PHC facilities where HIV testing is made available' but since about 2000, testing and counselling is together known as VCT.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Services -> Health Facilities

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Percentage of PHC facilities offering VCT [Definition]
1998 39.079.075.048.020.079.0100.046.097.0[1] 56.0
2000 44.087.5100.040.014.657.1100.053.1100.0[2] 56.2
2002 48.081.086.055.064.069.084.074.095.0[3] 67.0
2002 STI Baseline27.068.046.033.072.062.063.066.087.0[4] 53.0
2003 54.096.076.053.078.088.064.059.081.0[5] 70.0
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Facilities Survey 1998: Measuring quality of care in South African Clinics and Hospitals; Technical Report to Chapter 14 of the South African Health Review 1998. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 1998. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/215/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Facilities/FacilitiesSurvey_PHC_1998.pdf
  2. Facilities Survey 2000: Viljoen R, Heunis C, van Rensburg EJ, et al. The National Primary Health Care Facilities Survey 2000. Durban: Health Systems Trust; 2000. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/406/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Facilities/FacilitiesSurvey_PHC_2000.pdf
  3. STI HIV Baseline Survey: Ramkissoon A, Kleinschmidt I, Beksinka M, Smit J, Hlazo J, Mabude Z. National Baseline Assessment of Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV services in South African public health sector facilities 2002/2003: Summary Report 2004. RHRU; 2004. http://www.rhru.co.za/content/files/documents/Baseline_Report_Web.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/STI_baselinesurvey.pdf
  4. STI HIV Baseline Survey: Ramkissoon A, Kleinschmidt I, Beksinka M, Smit J, Hlazo J, Mabude Z. National Baseline Assessment of Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV services in South African public health sector facilities 2002/2003: Summary Report 2004. RHRU; 2004. http://www.rhru.co.za/content/files/documents/Baseline_Report_Web.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/STI_baselinesurvey.pdf
    Percentage of PHC public sector health facilities that consider themselves voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) sites.
  5. Facilities Survey 2003: Irlam J, Reagon G, Levin J. The National Primary Health Care Facilities Survey 2003. Durban: Health Systems Trust, The Equity Project and Department of Health; 2004. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/617/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Facilities/FacilitiesSurvey_PHC_2003.pdf
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