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Table 3 Median CD4 cell count of HIV positive clients who had a POC CD4 test result available at mobile HIV testing services in Cape Town, South Africa from 2014 to 2016

From: Rapid point-of-care CD4 testing at mobile units and linkage to HIV care: an evaluation of community-based mobile HIV testing services in South Africa

 

POC CD4

test done

Median

CD4 cell count (IQR)

p-value*

Total

640

429 (290–584)

 

Sex

Males

258

370 (273–501)

< 0.001

Females

382

464 (297–641)

 

Age (years)

12–18

36

565 (445–764)

< 0.001**

19–24

109

452 (327–617)

 

25–29

135

454 (354–589)

 

30–39

235

392 (253–552)

 

40–49

78

431 (254–586)

 

50+

46

422 (255–532)

 

Previously tested for HIV

No

80

352 (246–565)

0.047

Yes

560

438 (294–586)

 

TB positive diagnosis

No

638

432 (290–585)

0.029

Yes

2

118 (50–186)

 
  1. POC point-of-care, IQR interquartile range, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, TB tuberculosis
  2. * Mann–Whitney U-test, unless stated otherwise
  3. ** Kruskall-wallis test
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