Table 1.
Characteristics of clinics and patients according to additional outreach intervention or usual care in decentralising HIV/AIDS/ART programme. Figures are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Outreach group | Control group | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinics | ||
| No of clinics | 8 | 7 |
| Median quarterly adult attendances | 8929 | 7236 |
| Median No of nurses per clinic | 11 | 9 |
| Median distance from referral site (km) | 25 | 25 |
| Patients with HIV | ||
| No of patients | 5523 | 4210 |
| Sex (women) | 3576/5521 (65) | 2764 (66) |
| Mean age (years) | 35.4 | 35.6 |
| Any previous antiretroviral treatment | 59 (1) | 39 (1) |
| CD4 count at enrolment (cells/μl): | ||
| Median (IQR) | 166 (71-319) | 185 (84-339) |
| <25 | 388 (7) | 278 (7) |
| 25-49 | 344 (6) | 219 (5) |
| 50-99 | 615 (11) | 427 (10) |
| 100-199 | 1064 (19) | 758 (18) |
| 200-349 | 798 (14) | 725 (17) |
| ≥350 | 892 (16) | 749 (18) |
| Unknown | 1422 (26) | 1054 (25) |
| Mean weight at enrolment (kg) | 56.7 | 57.0 |
| WHO stage at doctor assessment: | ||
| Stage 1/2 | 761/1815 (42) | 435/1359 (32) |
| Stage 3/4 | 1057/1815 (58) | 924/1359 (68) |
| Employed | 127/1014 (13) | 102/1044 (10) |
| Median (IQR) household size | 4 (3-6) | 4 (3-6) |
| Household receiving social welfare | 445/1006 (44) | 500/1027 (49) |
IQR=interquartile range.