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3.7.2. Practices that address logistical and affordability barriers to treatment entryAll facilities <strong>in</strong>dicate that they provide treatment to clients who have no medical aidcoverage or are unable to pay for treatment. In terms <strong>of</strong> costs barriers, 68.8% <strong>of</strong> facilitiesrout<strong>in</strong>ely <strong>of</strong>fer reduced fees to <strong>in</strong>digent clients while 75.0% <strong>of</strong> facilities rout<strong>in</strong>ely havefree treatment beds/slots available (Figure 19). For the overall sample, the averagenumber <strong>of</strong> free treatment slots/beds available per year ranges from 5 to 120 (χ = 60.8, SD= 47.0). By prov<strong>in</strong>ce, the average number <strong>of</strong> free treatment slots/beds available per yearranges from 8 to 100 (χ = 56.3, SD = 40.8) <strong>in</strong> Free State, 5 to 25 (χ = 15.0, SD = 14.1) <strong>in</strong>Limpopo and 120 (χ = 120.0, SD = 0.0) <strong>in</strong> North West. <strong>Facilities</strong> <strong>in</strong> Mpumalanga andNorthern Cape did not provide figures for the availability <strong>of</strong> treatment slots/beds.In terms <strong>of</strong> transport barriers, only 12.5% rout<strong>in</strong>ely provide clients with transport to thefacility and provide transport to the client’s family so that they can participate <strong>in</strong> thetreatment programme (Figure 19).Figure 19.Proportion <strong>of</strong> substance abuse treatment facilities that target logisticbarriers to treatment entry (%).807060504030201007569693825 252519 1913 13 130 0 0 0Transport for client Transport for family Reduced fees Free treatmentNever Rarely Sometimes Rout<strong>in</strong>elyBy prov<strong>in</strong>ce, only facilities <strong>in</strong> Free State rout<strong>in</strong>ely provide transport for clients whereastransport for the family to participate <strong>in</strong> the treatment programme is available <strong>in</strong> FreeState (14.3%) and Northern Cape (50.0%) (Table 12).52

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