Table 3.
Characteristics of the Testing phase participants
| Characteristic | N (%) or median [IQR] | |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional Healers (n = 12) | PLWH (n = 20) | |
| Age (in years) | 43 [36-57] | 36 [25-47] |
| Male gender | 7 (58%) | 9 (45%) |
| Married | 10 (83%) | 5 (25%) |
| Occupation |
Spiritual healer 5 (42%) Herbalist 4 (33%) Birth attendant 2 (17%) Bonesetter 1 (8%) |
Laborer 15 (75%) Business owner 5 (25%) |
| Christian religion | 11 (92%) | 19 (95%) |
| Years since HIV diagnosis | n/a | 7 [2 - 18] |
| Days since the last clinic visit | n/a | 83.5 [30 - 230] |
| Days since the last ART use | n/a | 57.5 [4 - 449]a |
| Baseline CASE adherence | n/a | 3 [1-5]b |
| 100% ART adherence via 4-day recall [21] | n/a | 1 (5%) |
| ART naïve | n/a | 4 (20%) |
aExcludes those who are ART naïve
bCASE index is out of a possible 16 points