Table 1 Baseline comparison of intervention and control clinic demographics and service profile

1. Total caseload: annual number of patients treated in 2005

504,679

822,395

0.40

2. Adult caseload: number of patients who were 5 yrs and older

334,758

600,142

0.66

STI services

3. STI-new: number of patients treated who presented with a new episode of STI

8,466

12,377

0.26

4. STI load as a proportion of total adult caseload

3%

2%

0.17

HIV testing services

5. VCT Total: number of patients who received voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)

13,275

19,426

0.33

6. VCT load as a proportion of total adult caseload

4%

2%

0.94

7. Proportion of VCT patients who were female

56%

54%

0.33

8. HIV test acceptance, VCT: proportion of VCT patients who were tested for HIV

93%

85%

0.03*

9. HIV positive rate amongst patients who tested for HIV

29%

28%

0.82

10. Lay Counsellor workload: the average number of VCT patients counseled per lay counsellor per day

4.3 patients

4.7 patients

0.59

TB treatment outcomes

11. VCT for TB: proportion of New Smear Positive TB patients who received VCT

79%

77%

0.63

12. TB success rate: proportion of New Smear Positive TB patients who were successfully treated (combined TB cure and TB completion rates)

79%

77%

0.97