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Table 1 Patient characteristics: overall distribution and by time on ART

From: Low risk of attrition among adults on antiretroviral therapy in the Rwandan national program: a retrospective cohort analysis of 6, 12, and 18 month outcomes

  

Time on ART prior to data collection

 

Overall (all adults)

6 months on ART

12 months on ART

18 months on ART

p-value

 

n = 1,678

n = 644

n = 578

n = 456

 
 

N

Weighted %

N

Weighted %

N

Weighted %

N

Weighted %

 

Patient-level characteristics

         

Age groups

18-25 years

200

10.7

61

8.4

76

12.1

63

12.1

 

26-35 years

619

35.5

229

33.8

210

34.8

180

38.4

 

36-45 years

562

33.8

227

36.4

185

32.4

150

32.2

 

46+ years

297

20.0

127

21.5

107

20.7

63

17.3

0.010

Gender

Female

1079

64.6

414

64.2

380

65.9

285

63.8

 

Male

229

35.4

229

35.8

195

34.1

170

36.2

0.361

Source of referral to ART clinic

VCTa

1157

69.0

460

70.6

400

68.4

297

67.7

 

PMTCTb

282

14.6

102

14.6

92

14.1

88

15.2

 

In-patient ward

70

4.9

21

4.0

20

4.1

29

6.9

 

Otherc

169

11.5

61

10.8

66

13.4

42

10.2

0.172

WHO stage at ART initiation d

Stage I and II

1019

63.6

448

71.7

320

60.5

251

56.8

 

Stage III

559

32.7

163

25.5

218

35.4

178

39.0

 

Stage IV

65

3.7

20

2.8

26

4.1

19

4.3

<.001

CD4+ count (cells/μL) at ART initiation

0 – 199

689

37.1

180

25.7

273

42.1

236

46.0

 

200 +

753

47.8

357

58.1

236

45.3

160

37.5

 

Missing

236

15.1

107

16.3

69

12.6

60

16.5

<.001

Initial ART regimen containing…

Stavudine

942

58.9

184

34.1

387

65.3

371

83.3

<.001

Zidovudine

731

40.9

459

65.8

188

34.1

84

16.6

Tenofovir

5

0.2

1

0.1

3

0.6

1

0.1

Characteristics of clinic attended

         

Location

Rural

599

50.0

215

47.6

221

53.6

163

49.1

 
 

Urban

1079

50.0

429

52.4

357

46.4

293

50.9

0.781

Facility level

Health center

914

64.2

349

63.8

326

66

239

62.5

 
 

Hospital

764

35.8

295

36.2

252

34

217

37.5

0.928

Facility ownership

Faith-based

537

25.3

212

23.0

183

25.6

142

27.7

 

Public

1141

74.7

432

77.0

395

74.4

314

72.3

0.123

Start of performance based financing

2004-2006

919

55.2

363

55.7

332

59.0

224

50.1

 

2007-2008

759

44.9

281

44.3

246

41.0

232

49.9

0.628

Home visits support for PLWHA e

887

50.9

333

49.6

304

52.6

250

50.6

0.942

  1. aVCT = Voluntary Counseling and Testing services; bPMTCT = Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission.
  2. cIncludes Tuberculosis clinics [n = 17], outpatient services [n = 45] and other modes of admission [n = 107].
  3. dAdults missing data on WHO stage at ART initiation [n = 35, 2.1%].
  4. ePLWHA = Persons Living with HIV/AIDS.
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