Table 3 Reasons why antiretroviral therapy was not initiated in 158 subjects alive at follow-up and who were eligible for ART when screening was done
Subject could not afford transport costs (he/she had been screened in outreach centres near the home). | 70 (44%) |
Subject referred to another centre near home (e.g. because he/she requested or ART initiation was slow at TASO Jinja) but failed to turn up for treatment | 6 (4%) |
Subject said he/she was not ready to start life-long treatment | 11 (7%) |
Subject feared toxicity and side-effects of ART | 2 (1%) |
Subject failed to identify a medicine companion and did not return to the clinic | 2 (1%) |
Subject had difficulty in disclosing his/her HIV status and so did not complete the screening process. | 7 (4%) |
Subject was on TB treatment which he/she wanted to complete before starting ART | 4 (3%) |
Subject was not started on ART for a number of reasons (e.g. counsellor did not consider patient to be psychologically ready) | 15 (9%) |
Subject did not give a reason but continued visiting the centre for clinical follow-up | 7 (4%) |
Could not be traced at home (but was reported to be alive by family members). | 34 (22%) |