Table 2.
Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of exit survey sample (N=602)
| Clinic A | Clinic B | Clinic C | Clinic D | All clinics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | P value (χ2) |
| Sex (female) | 76.1 (54) | 87.7 (143) | 74.7 (133) | 76.3 (145) | 78.9 (475) | 0.014 |
| Age | ||||||
| <25 | 22.5 (16) | 28.8 (47) | 10.7 (19) | 8.9 (17) | 16.4 (99) | <0.001 |
| 25–29 | 18.3 (13) | 28.8 (47) | 21.3 (38) | 20.5 (39) | 22.8 (137) | |
| 30–39 | 42.3 (30) | 33.1 (54) | 38.2 (68) | 38.4 (73) | 37.4 (225) | |
| ≥40 | 16.9 (12) | 9.2 (15) | 29.8 (53) | 32.1 (61) | 23.4 (141) | |
| Marital status (married) | 47.9 (34) | 58.9 (96) | 47.2 (84) | 50.5 (96) | 51.5 (310) | 0.149 |
| Education | ||||||
| No education | 5.6 (4) | 7.4 (12) | 11.2 (20) | 5.3 (10) | 7.6 (46) | <0.001 |
| 0–7 years (primary) | 14.1 (10) | 30.7 (50) | 35.4 (63) | 18.9 (36) | 26.4 (159) | |
| 8–12 years (secondary) | 54.9 (39) | 59.5 (97) | 49.4 (88) | 69.5 (132) | 59.1 (356) | |
| ≥12 years (college) | 25.4 (18) | 2.5 (4) | 3.9 (7) | 6.3 (12) | 6.8 (41) | |
| Household monthly income* | ||||||
| E<500 | 19.7 (14) | 28.8 (47) | 49.4 (88) | 28.9 (55) | 33.9 (204) | <0.001 |
| E500–999 | 18.3 (13) | 32.5 (53) | 27.5 (49) | 21.1 (40) | 25.7 (155) | |
| E1000–4999 | 35.2 (25) | 37.4 (61) | 21.3 (38) | 36.8 (70) | 32.2 (194) | |
| ≥E5000 | 26.8 (19) | 1.2 (2) | 1.7 (3) | 13.2 (25) | 8.1 (49) | |
| Geographic location (cost from clinic)* | ||||||
| E0–E5 | 32.4 (23) | 60.7 (99) | 37.6 (67) | 44.7 (85) | 45.5 (274) | <0.001 |
| E6–E10 | 25.4 (18) | 23.9 (39) | 22.5 (40) | 24.2 (46) | 23.8 (143) | |
| E11–E20 | 21.1 (15) | 9.2 (15) | 30.9 (55) | 19.5 (37) | 20.3 (122) | |
| >E20 | 21.1 (15) | 6.1 (10) | 9.0 (16) | 11.6 (22) | 10.5 (63) | |
| Currently pregnant | 19.7 (14) | 32.5 (53) | 7.3 (13) | 4.7 (9) | 14.8 (89) | <0.001 |
| Client type | ||||||
| Pre-ART | 23.9 (17) | 13.5 (22) | 6.7 (12) | 8.9 (17) | 11.3 (68) | <0.001 |
| ART initiation | 11.3 (8) | 5.5 (9) | 4.5 (8) | 0.0 (0) | 4.2 (25) | |
| ART refill | 50.7 (36) | 49.1 (80) | 73.6 (131) | 77.9 (148) | 65.6 (395) | |
| ART user consult | 14.1 (10) | 8.0 (13) | 15.2 (27) | 13.2 (25) | 12.5 (75) | |
| PMTCT | 0.0 (0) | 23.9 (39) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 6.5 (39) | |
| Time (months) enrolled at clinic | ||||||
| <6 months | 57.7 (41) | 46.6 (76) | 35.4 (63) | 25.3 (48) | 37.9 (228) | <0.001 |
| 6 months–2 years | 26.8 (19) | 42.3 (69) | 28.1 (50) | 66.3 (126) | 43.9 (264) | |
| >2 years | 15.5 (11) | 11.0 (18) | 36.5 (65) | 8.4 (16) | 18.3 (110) | |
| On ARVs | 69.0 (49) | 68.7 (112) | 91.0 (162) | 90.5 (172) | 82.2 (495) | <0.001 |
| Most recent CD4 count (cells/µl) | ||||||
| <50 | 9.9 (7) | 1.2 (2) | 8.4 (15) | 9.5 (18) | 7.0 (42) | 0.032 |
| 51–200 | 33.8 (24) | 30.1 (49) | 29.8 (53) | 34.7 (66) | 31.9 (192) | |
| >200 | 52.1 (37) | 63.8 (104) | 57.3 (102) | 54.7 (104) | 57.6 (347) | |
| No count | 4.2 (3) | 4.9 (8) | 4.5 (8) | 1.1 (2) | 3.5 (21) | |
| On TB treatment | 7.0 (5) | 1.2 (2) | 7.9 (14) | 3.7 (7) | 4.7 (28) | 0.021 |
| Total | 100.0 (71) | 100.0 (163) | 100.0 (178) | 100.0 (190) | 100.0 (602) | |
*
Current in Swazi Emalangeni.
E11=£1.00 at the time of survey.