Table 3.
Reported reasons for leaving care or changing clinics among 111 patients who were traced and found alive
| Reason for no longer attending clinic | No longer in care | ||
| Urban (n=41) | Rural (n=30) | All (n=71) | |
| Lack money for transport | 11 (26.8%) | 15 (50.0%) | 26 (36.6%) |
| Does not feel sick | 17 (41.5%) | 2 (6.7 %) | 19 (26.8%) |
| Travelled/moved away | 16 (39.0%) | 3 (10.0%) | 19 (26.8%) |
| Health centre is far away | 5 (12.2%) | 13 (43.3%) | 18 (25.4%) |
| Lack time | 8 (19.5%) | 3 (10.0%) | 11 (15.5%) |
| Gets cotrimoxazole from other sources | 7 (17.1%) | 3 (10.0%) | 10 (14.1%) |
| Doubts HIV status | 4 (9.8 %) | 4 (13.3%) | 8 (11.3%) |
| Fear of being seen at the HIV clinic | 0 (0.0 %) | 5 (16.7%) | 5 (7.0 %) |
| Does not like drugs/side effects | 4 (9.8 %) | 1 (3.3 %) | 5 (7.0 %) |
| Using herbal/traditional medicines | 0 (0.0 %) | 3 (10.0%) | 3 (4.2 %) |
| Other reason | 3 (7.3 %) | 2 (6.7 %) | 5 (7.0 %) |
| Reason for changing clinics | In care at another clinic | ||
| Urban (n=23) | Rural (n=17) | All (n=40) | |
| Closer to work | 12 (52.2%) | 6 (35.3%) | 18 (45.0%) |
| Lack of money for transport | 6 (26.1%) | 4 (23.5%) | 10 (25.0%) |
| Less waiting time | 7 (30.4%) | 0 (0.0 %) | 7 (17.5%) |
| Lack time | 5 (21.7%) | 1 (5.9 %) | 5 (12.5%) |
| Friends/family attend | 3 (13.0%) | 0 (0.0 %) | 3 (7.5 %) |
| Fear of being seen at the first clinic | 3 (13.0%) | 1 (5.9 %) | 3 (7.5 %) |
| Better service | 1 (4.3 %) | 1 (5.9 %) | 2 (5.0 %) |
| Other reason | 1 (4.3 %) | 4 (23.5%) | 5 (12.5%) |