Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population, according to the reason for a gap in care (“true gap,” which was a confirmed loss to clinic, or “unknown”) at the clinic of enrollment, and overall (N=30,931).
| Reason for gap in care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| True Gap (Total N=24, 093) N (%) |
Unknown (Total N=6,838) N (%) |
Overall (Total N=30,931) N (%) |
|
| Age at beginning of gap in care (years) | |||
| 18–24.9 | 1978 (8.2) | 1037 (15.2) | 3015 (9.7) |
| 25–34.9 | 8531 (35.4) | 2831 (41.4) | 11362 (36.7) |
| 35–44.9 | 8266 (34.3) | 1920 (28.1) | 10186 (32.9) |
| 45+ | 5318 (22.1) | 1050 (15.4) | 6368 (20.6) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 7732 (32.1) | 2108 (30.8) | 9840 (31.8) |
| Female & non-pregnant | 14570 (60.5) | 4210 (61.6) | 18780 (60.7) |
| Female & pregnant at enrolment | 1791 (7.4) | 520 (7.6) | 2311 (7.5) |
| On ART before gap in care | |||
| No | 9634 (40.0) | 4325 (63.2) | 13959 (45.1) |
| Yes | 14459 (60.0) | 2513 (36.8) | 16972 (54.9) |
| HIV status disclosed | |||
| No | 7818 (34.6) | 2481 (39.4) | 10299 (35.6) |
| Yes | 14779 (65.4) | 3820 (60.6) | 18599 (64.4) |
| CD4 at enrollment | |||
| <350 | 15330 (65.5) | 3482 (57.5) | 18812 (63.8) |
| 350+ | 8078 (34.5) | 2575 (42.5) | 10653 (36.2) |
| WHO stage 3/4 at enrollment | |||
| ½ | 13098 (62.9) | 3233 (63.2) | 16331 (63.0) |
| ¾ | 7712 (37.1) | 1882 (36.8) | 9594 (37.0) |
| Travel time to clinic | |||
| 0–60 minutes | 14996 (64.2) | 4293 (65.8) | 19289 (64.6) |
| >60 minutes | 8348 (35.8) | 2233 (34.2) | 10581 (35.4) |
| Successful outreach within 8 days | |||
| No | 9915 (41.2) | 6838 (100.0) | 16753 (54.2) |
| Yes | 14178 (58.8) | 0 (0.0) | 14178 (45.8) |
| Return to care after the 1st gap | |||
| No | 3569 (14.8) | 6838 (100.0) | 10407 (33.6) |
| Yes | 20524 (85.2) | 0 (0.0) | 20524 (66.4) |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |
|
| |||
| Age at beginning of gap (years) | 36.5 (30.5, 43.8) | 33.3 (27.4, 40.8) | 35.9 (29.8, 43.2) |
| CD4 at enrollment | 246 (113, 431) | 293 (137, 482) | 255 (117, 444) |