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Table 4 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients, by HIV testing source (IPC or VCT)

From: Stage of HIV presentation at initial clinic visit following a community-based HIV testing campaign in rural Kenya

Characteristics

IPC N. (%)

VCT N. (%)

Total N. (%)

All participants

108 (6.2%)

1,644 (93.8%)

1,752 (100%)

WHO clinical stage at initial clinic visit*

   

1 or 2

75 (7.8%)

880 (92.2%)

955 (100.0%)

3 or 4

15 (4.2%)

344 (95.8%)

359 (100.0%)

CD4 count at initial clinic visit**

   

>350 cells/mm3

45 (10.4%)

386 (89.6%)

431 (100.0%)

≤350 cells/mm3

27 (6.3%)

403 (93.7%)

430 (100.0%)

Mean CD4 count at initial clinic visit (cells/μl)

368.0

298.1

304.0

95% CI (cells/μl)

(305.0 – 431.0)

(280.1 – 316.2)

(286.6 – 321.4)

Age

   

50 years and under

80 (5.4%)

1,405 (94.6%)

1,485 (100.0%)

Over 50 years

28 (10.5%)

239 (89.5%)

267 (100.0%)

Gender

   

Female

73 (6.5%)

1,046 (93.5%)

1,119 (100.0%)

Male

35 (5.5%)

598 (94.5%)

633 (100.0%)

Marital status***

   

Married

73 (8.1%)

830 (91.9%)

903 (100.0%)

Never married

4 (2.1%)

184 (97.9%)

188 (100.0%)

Divorced/widowed

23 (4.7%)

464 (95.3%)

487 (100.0%)

  1. *438, **891, ***174 missing values.