Table 1. Characteristics of participants registered into care in Vietnam with first CD4<250 cells/mm3 at time of enrollment.
Characteristics | Earlier entry(< = 3 months) | Delayed entry(>3 months) | Total |
N = 107 | N = 89 | N = 196 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age (Median, years) | 34 | 33 | 33.5 |
CD4 count (Median,cell/mm3) | 73 | 65 | 68 |
Gender | |||
Male | 69 (64) | 51 (57) | 120 (61) |
Female | 38 (36) | 38 (43) | 76 (39) |
Location | |||
Urban | 53 (50) | 62 (70) | 115 (59) |
Rural | 54 (50) | 27 (30) | 81 (41) |
Risk factor fortransmission* | |||
History of IDU | 20 (19) | 44 (49) | 64 (33) |
Heterosexual sex | 85 (79) | 48 (54) | 133 (68) |
MSM | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 4 (2) |
Place of first HIVpositive test | |||
At this OPC | 59 (55) | 33 (37) | 92 (47) |
Other site | 48 (45) | 56 (63) | 104 (53) |
Ever register at other OPC | |||
No | 106 (99) | 54 (61) | 160 (82) |
Yes | 1 (1) | 35 (39) | 36 (18) |
Ever take ARVfrom other site | |||
No | 106 (99) | 64 (72) | 170 (87) |
Yes | 1 (1) | 25 (28) | 26 (13) |
Any delay in gettingthe HIV test? | |||
No | 24 (22) | 47 (53) | 71 (36) |
Yes | 83 (78) | 42. (47) | 125 (64) |
IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men; OPC, outpatient clinic.
*participants could report more than one risk factor for transmission.