Table 1. Dataset description; characteristics of PLHIV at their first visits since January 2018 from Geita and Kagera regions, Tanzania.
| Clinic A | Clinic B | All sites (n=373) | |
| Static variables | N=9471 patients | N=10 982 patients | N=253 208 patients |
| Age in years (median, IQR) | 36.3 (17.1) | 35.0 (15.7) | 35.6 (16.4) |
| Sex (%) | |||
| Male | 3253 (34.3%) | 3606 (32.8%) | 96 691 (38.2%) |
| Female | 6218 (65.7%) | 7376 (67.2%) | 156 517 (61.8%) |
| Time from HIV diagnosis to ART start, days (median, IQR) | 724 (2086) | 464 (1171) | 392 (1053) |
| Time on ART, days (median, IQR) | 757 (1887) | 512 (1191) | 464 (1086) |
| High viral load* (mean, SD) | 0.6% (3.5%) | 0.5% (2.5%) | 0.5% (2.6%) |
| Disengagement† (mean, SD) | 6.0% (11.3%) | 9.1% (11.6%) | 7.3% (14.6%) |
| Dynamic variables | N=165 353 visits | N=177 482 visits | N=4 255 537 visits |
| ART status‡ (%) | |||
| Not started ART | 25 (0.02%) | 27 (0.02%) | 193 (0.005%) |
| Start ART | 6768 (4.1%) | 6416 (3.6%) | 170 296 (4.0%) |
| Continue ART | 151 959 (91.9%) | 163 316 (92.0%) | 3 909 752 (91.9%) |
| Change ART | 6563 (4.0%) | 7694 (4.3%) | 174 427 (4.1%) |
| Restart ART | 31 (0.02%) | 4 (0.002%) | 341 (0.008%) |
| Stop ART | 5 (0.003%) | 4 (0.002%) | 381 (0.009%) |
| Missing values | 2 (0.001%) | 21 (0.01%) | 147 (0.003%) |
Not started ART: Entries where ART has not been initiated. Start ART: Entries documenting the initiation of ART. Continue ART: Entries where patients continue with their ART without changes. Change ART: Entries reflecting a switch in ART regimen/plan. Restart ART: Entries for patients resuming ART after a previous discontinuation. Stop ART: Entries documenting the stop of ART. Missing values: Entries where the ART status is not recorded or is unknown.
High viral load: percentage of instances where patients recorded a high viral load among all their visits.
Disengagement: the proportion of instances in which patients were recorded as disengaged from ART among all their visits. .
ART status: the percentage distribution of recorded ART (antiretroviral therapy) statuses, reflecting changes or continuities in ART.
ART, antiretroviral therapyPLHIVpeople living with HIV