Table 1 Median (interquartile) and range of aggregate scores for aggregate categories for those countries that reported having developed guidelines (G-countries) and countries intending to develop guidelines in the future (NG-countries)
From: Protecting HIV information in countries scaling up HIV services: a baseline study
| Â | Â | Median score (IQR) [range] N = 78 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggregate categories | Sub-categories included in each aggregate category | Standardized composite score | Countries | ||
| Â | Â | Overall | G-countries N = 21 | NG-countries N = 57 | p-value (Mann-Whitney U test) |
Information governance | Privacy law Consent for data collection HIV policy framework M&E framework categories* | 69.6 (52.5 to 91.7) [10 to 100] | 82.5 (65.0 to 95.8) [52.5 to 100] | 65.0 (44.2 to 86.7) [10 to 100] | 0.010 |
Country policies | Existence of C&S policy** Development process Policy dissemination Sectoral coverage of policy Existence of site manager for policy Breach management Aspect coverage of policy Governance | 80 (72.5 to 100) [0 to 100] | 75.7 (63.7 to 92.1) [20 to 100] | 83.0 (75.6 to 100.0) [0 to 100] | 0.027 |
Data collection | Collection: types Collection: method | 59.6 (41.8 to 69.7) [0 to 93.8] | 49.5 (26.4 to 59.6) [0 to 87.5] | 61.1 (47.1 to 71.2) [0 to 93.7] | 0.028 |
Data storage | Storage System availability | 69.8 (44.5 to 80.5) [0 to 97.7] | 13.6 (0.0 to 60.7) [0 to 73.4] | 73.5 (64.3 to 82.8) [0.0 to 97.7] | <0.001 |
Data access | Access: data preparation for dissemination Access: staff preparation Access: internal users Access: external users | 65.9 (33.6 to 75.5) [2.5 to 89.1] | 26.6 (17.0 to 49.7) [2.5 to 74.7] | 71.3 (59.2 to 78.1) [2.5 to 89.1] | <0.001 |
Data transfer | Data transfer | 64.3 (21.4 to 71.4) [0 to 100] | 0 (0 to 28.6) [0 to 78.6] | 64.3 (50.0 to 78.6) [0 to 100] | <0.001 |