Table 2 Characteristics of the Transfer process of transfer-in TB patients in Harare City, Zimbabwe
Characteristic* (N=263) | n (%) |
|---|---|
Time period between transfer-out and transfer-in to hospitals in Harare City (n=176) | |
< 8 days | 85 (48) |
8 – 31 days | 70 (40) |
>31days | 21 (12) |
Anti-TB treatment phase at time of transfer-in from the district (n=216) | |
Intensive phase | 159 (74) |
Continuation phase | 57 (26) |
Type of referral health facility from where patients were transferred-out (n=212) | |
rural mission hospital | 88 (42) |
district hospital | 52 (25) |
urban municipal clinic | 51 (25) |
rural clinic | 4 (2) |
prison facility | 5 (2) |
private clinic | 5 (2) |
provincial hospital | 5 (2) |
outside Zimbabwe | 2 (<1) |
Referral site location (n=212) | |
Urban | 82 (39) |
Rural | 123 (58) |
prison facility | 5 (2) |
outside Zimbabwe | 2 (<1) |
Distance from Referral health facility to Harare City (km) (n=211) | |
≤40 | 45 (21) |
41-150 | 69 (33) |
151-300 | 66 (31) |
≥300 | 83 (15) |