Table 1.
Interpretation of events in the mathematical model.
| Event | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| Official transfer out, recorded | Patient transfers to another clinic, and transfer is recorded in the health passport and the clinic records. |
| Official transfer out, unrecorded | Patient transfers to another clinic, and transfer is recorded in patient's health passport but not in the clinic records. |
| Self-transfer out | Patient transfers to another clinic without informing the original clinic. |
| Irregular ART | Patient takes ART (with or without gaps) but does not receive antiretroviral drugs from official clinics. |
| ART discontinuation, recorded | Patient discontinues ART by clinician's recommendation, and this is recorded in the clinic's records. |
| ART discontinuation, unrecorded | Patient discontinues ART without informing the clinic. |
| Death, recorded | Patient dies and the clinic is informed about the death. |
| Death, unrecorded | Patient dies, but the clinic is not informed about the death. |
The events listed in this table correspond to the events presented in Figure 1. See Table S1 (Supplemental Digital Content) for the corresponding list of events in the dataset.