Figure 2. Survival curve according to Cox regression analysis after adjusting for disease stage, age and place of residence, Arba Minch Hospital, 2010.

. At about 48 weeks of pre-ART follow-up, about 25% of patients in the ‘early phase’ were not alive (See 2A). On the other hand, over 95% of those in the ‘rapid scale-up’ phase were alive at 48 weeks. Pre-ART loss to follow-up was less in the ‘early phase’ (See 2B).