| Readiness Standardsa (No. of Criteria) | Comparison Group (n = 4) | Intervention Group (n = 4) | ||||
| Baseline | Endline | Change (% points) | Baseline | Endline | Change (% points) | |
| ART facility readiness | ||||||
| ART drug requisition (5) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| ART drug storage (9) | 92.6 | 85.2 | −7.4 | 85.2 | 91.7 | +6.5 |
| Pharmacist counseling (8) | 85.1 | 63.2 | −19.9 | 92.6 | 75.0 | −17.6 |
| Individual monitoring plans (8) | 81.3 | 65.2 | −16.1 | 75.0 | 78.1 | +3.1 |
| Checking adherence (12) | 63.2 | 73.2 | +10.0 | 51.5 | 76.7 | +25.2 |
| Access to lab tests (2) | 75.0 | 66.7 | −8.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Blood drawing (9) | 96.4 | 77.8 | −18.6 | 100.0 | 94.4 | −5.6 |
| Transport of blood samples (3) | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 62.5 | 87.5 | +25.0 |
| Total ART readiness score (56) | 83.7 | 78.2 | −5.5 | 88.5 | 86.2 | −2.3 |
| General facility readiness | ||||||
| Staffing (3) | 91.7 | 100.0 | +8.3 | 100.0 | 91.7 | −8.3 |
| Infrastructure (6) | 75.0 | 79.2 | +4.2 | 86.7 | 95.8 | +9.1 |
| Supplies (3) | 83.3 | 88.9 | +5.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Management systems (7) | 100.0 | 96.4 | −3.6 | 95.8 | 100.0 | +4.2 |
| Waste disposal (5) | 80.0 | 73.8 | −6.2 | 95.0 | 90.0 | +5.0 |
| Client records (5) | 95.0 | 100.0 | +5.0 | 95.0 | 85.0 | −10.0 |
| Health information system (5) | 95.0 | 80.0 | −15.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 | +5.0 |
| Performance improvement (5) | 80.0 | 85.0 | +5.0 | 90.0 | 100.0 | +10.0 |
| Total general readiness score (39) | 85.8 | 93.9 | +8.1 | 92.5 | 95.1 | +3.4 |
Abbreviation: ART, antiretroviral therapy.
The number of criteria observed at each of the 4 facilities was summed for each readiness standard. This sum was calculated as a percentage of the total number of criteria for each standard, multiplied by 4 to include all 4 facilities.
↵a Missing values removed from numerator and denominator. N/A values recoded as missing.