Table 5.
Median Time to Informing Patients of Viral Load Results After 6- and 12-Month Visits
| PATIENT-VISIT GROUPING | CLINIC | Standard-of-Care Arm | Point-of-Care Arm | PVALUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | MEDIAN, DAYS (IQR) | N | MEDIAN, DAYS (IQR) | |||
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| ||||||
| Adult | JUTH | 107 | 169.1 (156.0–196.0) | 103 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | < .0001 |
| 6 months | CHCZ | 61 | 56.0 (48.0–63.1) | 69 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | < .0001 |
| Pediatric | JUTH | 13 | 55.0 (30.0–86.0) | 10 | 0.5 (0.1–28.0) | .0009 |
| 6 months | CHCZ | 6 | 70.0 (28.0–84.9) | 4 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | .0103 |
| Adult | JUTH | 73 | 169.0 (140.0–189.0) | 83 | 0.1 (0.1–1.1) | < .0001 |
| 12 months | CHCZ | 48 | 84.0 (50.0–181.5) | 59 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | < .0001 |
| Pediatric | JUTH | 8 | 175.0 (46.0–195.5) | 7 | 0.8 (0.1–53.0) | .0055 |
| 12 months | CHCZ | 4 | 91.0 (49.0–133.0) | 3 | 0.3 (0.1–1.0) | .0339 |
P values generated using the Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test.
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; JUTH, Jos University Teaching Hospital; CHCZ, Comprehensive Health Centre Zamko.