TABLE 3.

ART Eligibility Determination and Timing of ART Initiation, by Facility Type

	PHF (n = 3881)	SHF (n = 22,809)
	n (%)	n (%)	P
Patients with ART eligibility ascertained:
At enrollment in HIV care*	2246 (57.9)	12,402 (54.4)	<0.001
Within first 3 mo of HIV care	2601 (67.0)	14,162 (62.1)	<0.001
Within first 6 mo of HIV care	2768 (71.3)	14,854 (65.1)	<0.001
Patients determined to be ART eligible within first 6 mo of HIV care	1521 (54.9†)	9647 (64.9†)	0.0003
Among patients who were ART eligible at enrollment*	1268 (56.5‡)	8208 (66.2‡)	<0.0001
Initiated ART within 30 days	472 (37.2)	3060 (37.3)	0.97
Initiated ART within 6 mo	910 (71.8)	5181 (63.1)	<0.0001

^*ART eligibility at enrollment was ascertained using CD4 and WHO staging information collected within 90 days before and 30 days after the enrollment date.

^†Percentage among patients with eligibility ascertained.

^‡Percentage of patients screened for ART eligibility who were determined to be eligible at enrollment.