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. 2024 Feb 28;4(2):e0002956. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002956

Table 6. Classification of visit types and engagement patterns during the first and second six months after ART initiation stratified by age group.

Outcome 18–25 years 25–49 year 50+ years Overall
N 7,676 25,378 2,776 35,830
Outcome in months 0–6        
    Continuous 3,828 (49.9%) 15,340 (60.4%) 1,837 (66.2%) 21,005 (58.6%)
    Cyclical 1,264 (16.5%) 3,392 (13.4%) 311 (11.2%) 4,967 (13.9%)
    Immediate disengagement 839 (10.9%) 2,350 (9.3%) 191 (6.9%) 3,380 (9.4%)
    Early disengagement 146 (1.9%) 362 (1.4%) 31 (1.1%) 539 (1.5%)
    Late disengagement 487 (6.3%) 1,142 (4.5%) 85 (3.1%) 1,714 (4.8%)
    Transferred 1,082 (14.1%) 2,495 (9.8%) 236 (8.5%) 3,813 (10.6%)
    Died 30 (0.4%) 297 (1.2%) 85 (3.1%) 412 (1.1%)
Outcome in months 7–12        
    Continuous 2,736 (35.6%) 11,918 (47.0%) 1,572 (56.6%) 16,226 (45.3%)
    Cyclical 1,337 (17.4%) 4,055 (16.0%) 349 (12.6%) 5,741 (16.0%)
    Disengaged 7–12 1,472 (19.2%) 3,854 (15.2%) 307 (11.1%) 5,633 (15.7%)
    Disengaged 0–6 568 (7.4%) 1,650 (6.5%) 116 (4.2%) 2,334 (6.5%)
    Transferred 1,518 (19.8%) 3,525 (13.9%) 318 (11.5%) 5,361 (15.0%)
    Death 45 (0.6%) 376 (1.5%) 114 (4.1%) 535 (1.5%)
Number of visits (median, IQR) 6 [2, 9] 7 [3, 10] 8 [4, 10] 7[3, 10]
Time between initiation and last visit or disengagement (median, IQR) 371 [123, 405] 384 [184, 411] 390 [251, 414] 381 [169, 410]