Table 1.
Number of cohorts and patients older than 6 years initiating antiretroviral at 267 sites in eight sub-Saharan African countries, May 2004 to July 2008.
| Number of sites [n (%)] | Total number of cohorts [n (%)] | Total number of patients initiating ART [n (%)] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 267 (100) | 1690 (100) | 121 504 (100) |
| Setting | |||
| Urban | 159 (60) | 1109 (66) | 10 5138 (87) |
| Rural | 108 (40) | 581 (34) | 16 366 (13) |
| Type of facility | |||
| Primary | 112 (42) | 585 (35) | 24 924 (21) |
| Secondary | 144 (54) | 988 (58) | 83 082 (68) |
| Tertiary | 11 (4) | 117 (7) | 13 495 (11) |
| Cohort size | |||
| 1–19 (median: 11) | 423 (25) | 4530 (4) | |
| 20–42 (median: 28) | 425 (25) | 12 479 (10) | |
| 43–88 (median: 64) | 406 (24) | 26 015 (21) | |
| 89–928 (median: 149) | 436 (26) | 78 480 (65) | |
| Calendar time of starting ART services | |||
| 2004-2 | 7 (3)a | 11 (1) | 292 (0) |
| 2005-1 | 10 (4) | 21 (1) | 1394 (1) |
| 2005-2 | 29 (11) | 69 (4) | 5478 (5) |
| 2006-1 | 34 (13) | 115 (7) | 8601 (7) |
| 2006-2 | 67 (25) | 240 (14) | 18 141 (15) |
| 2007-1 | 49 (18) | 343 (20) | 25 290 (21) |
| 2007-2 | 32 (12) | 410 (24) | 28 799 (24) |
| 2008-1 | 39 (15) | 481 (28) | 33 309 (27) |
| Country | |||
| Ethiopia | 39 (15) | 336 (20) | 26 514 (22) |
| Kenya | 41 (15) | 210 (12) | 10 191 (8) |
| Lesotho | 21 (6) | 82 (5) | 8842 (7) |
| Mozambique | 38 (14) | 274 (16) | 29 941 (25) |
| Nigeria | 16 (6) | 70 (4) | 10 492 (9) |
| Rwanda | 42 (16) | 323 (19) | 11 854 (10) |
| South Africa | 36 (13) | 234 (14) | 14 764 (12) |
| Tanzania | 34 (13) | 161 (10) | 8906 (7) |
a
Sites categorized according to the time when the first cohort initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the site.