Table 2 Components of interventions
Static clinic | Satellite clinics |
Organized in a room provided by Dhaka City Corporation | Organized in public utilities. Since no room was available, a makeshift clinic was used in the satellite clinics |
Services provided in every alternate day (three days a week) | Services provided in every alternate day (two days a week) |
Clinic hours: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Clinic hours: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm |
Two paramedics—one female and one male—provided services from the static clinic | Same paramedics of the static clinic provided services from the satellite clinics |
A package of PHC services (the list provided above) was provided to the street-dwellers | The same package of PHC services was provided to the street-dwellers |
A patient card was provided to the clients so that it became easy to keep track in subsequent visits | The same card was provided to the clients so that it became easy to keep track in subsequent visits |
A system of referral linkage was instituted from the clinic to the nearer health facilities managed by the Government and NGOs | A system of referral linkage was instituted from the clinics to the nearer health facilities managed by the Government and NGOs |
A decorated rickshaw van was used for carrying the clinic staff and logistics, for publicity among the target people, and for carrying patients from the static clinic to the referral points, if necessary | A decorated rickshaw van was also used for carrying the clinic staff and logistics, for publicity among the target people, and for carrying patients from the satellite clinics to the referral points, if necessary |