Table 2

Change in self-reported level of competence related to HIV care and treatment before and after attending the telehealth programme (n, %)*

	Before (n=212)		After (n=212)		P value†
	n	%	n	%	P value†
Ability to diagnose and manage common opportunistic infections	83	39.2	127	59.9	<0.001
Ability to determine patients who are eligible for ART	120	56.6	155	73.1	<0.001
Ability to prescribe first-line ART regimens	112	52.8	148	69.8	<0.001
Ability to recognise and manage side effects of antiretroviral drugs	92	43.4	134	63.2	<0.001
Ability to diagnose and manage treatment failure	89	42.0	129	60.8	<0.001
Ability to interpret the results of viral load testing	96	45.3	141	66.5	<0.001
Ability to prescribe second-line ART regimens	75	35.4	113	53.3	<0.001
Ability to manage patients with HIV/hepatitis coinfection	71	33.5	111	52.4	<0.001
Ability to serve as the HIV expert in your district/province	73	34.4	112	52.8	<0.001

*Number and percentage of respondents who rated themselves ‘competent, very competent, or expert, teach other’ before and after joining a telehealth programme.
†McNemar test.
ART, antiretroviral therapy.