TABLE 3.
Number of facilities with scheduled clinic visits for pre-ART patients, newly initiated adult ART patients, and established adult ART patients. Scheduling frequency is indicated by percentage. Data were analyzed for 43 sites.
Pre-ART patients: | |
Every month | 11 of 43 (25.58%) |
Every 3 months | 21 of 43 (48.8%) |
Every 6 months | 6 of 43 (14.0%) |
No routine schedule | 5 of 43 (11.6%) |
Newly initiated adult ART patients* (first 6 months): | |
At baseline, every month | 26 of 41 (63.4%) |
At baseline, every 3 months | 14 of 41 (34.1%) |
At baseline, every 6 months | 1 of 41 (2.4%) |
Established adult ART patients* (after first 6 months): | |
Every month (or more often) | 18 of 41 (43.9%) |
Every 2 months | 4 of 41 (9.8%) |
Every 3 months | 17 of 41 (41.5%) |
Every 6 months | 2 of 41 (4.9%) |
One facility in Uganda and one facility in Vietnam are pediatric facilities.