Audit of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in ... - SA HealthInfo

delivery, treatment retention, and treatment attrition), staffing characteristics, andtreatment services offered;• To describe and compare activities conducted by substance abuse treatment facilitiesin Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape that targetbarriers to accessing treatment for clients from underserved groups by facilitycharacteristics;• To describe and compare activities conducted by substance abuse treatment facilitiesin Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape to improvetreatment retention for clients from underserved groups by facility characteristics;• To describe and compare monitoring and evaluation activities conducted by substanceabuse treatment facilities in Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West andNorthern Cape by facility characteristics;• Based on these findings, to describe the extent to which these facilities meet SouthAfrican minimum norms and standards for treatment services as well as internationalbest practice guidelines;• To make recommendations that inform substance abuse treatment service policy,planning and delivery in Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West andNorthern Cape;• To disseminate the information collected, through a variety of mechanisms to local,provincial and national stakeholders.2.3. DESIGNA cross-sectional survey of substance abuse treatment facilities was conducted in the FreeState, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape provinces, South Africafrom October 2007 to February 2008.2.4. SAMPLEThe sample consisted of the total population of substance abuse treatment facilities inFree State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape. This study definedsubstance abuse treatment facilities as those facilities that deliver one or more specialisedsubstance abuse treatment services to people with substance use disorders (Torres et al.,1995). These services include detoxification, rehabilitation programmes and21