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IMPACT3.5.1 Access/coverageWithout comprehensive quantitative data onthe numbers of PLHA in each of the districts inPhnom Penh in which the HCTs operate, it is difficultto measure the degree of coverage of thehome care programme.However, some rough estimates can bemade from aggregated data. It is estimated thatthere are approximately 4000 people withsymptomatic HIV infection 29 , of whom between20%-30% (i.e. 800 - 1200) are living in PhnomPenh. The HCTs are currently visiting 800patients, of whom about 80% (i.e. 640) are HIV+and are generally symptomatic. These estimat-ed figures indicate that the HCTs are reachingbetween 50%-80% of their target audience inthe city.Discussions with community leaders, withthe HCTs and with the Volunteers during thisevaluation support this estimate. Of the 15 communityleaders interviewed in Phnom Penh, allfelt that the HCTs were reaching the majority ofPLHA in their communities"I would say that about 80% of the people withAIDS in my community are visited by the home careteams. The ones who miss out are those who live in thevillas (houses occupied by upper-income group)"[Village Governor, Cham Carmon]29 Consensus Workshop on HIV/AIDS in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, 1999pg 31