Table 3.

Linkage, retention in care, and viral load outcomes.

Metric	Virtual mentors (VM)	Matched controls (MC)
Linkage to ARTa care, n (%)	28 (80)	30 (43)
Of those linked, Days to linkage to ART care, median (IQRb)	217.5 (32.5-467.75)	49.5 (7-333.25)
Days out of care pre-ART, median (IQR); n	38 (1-350); 17	200 (29-337.5); 11
Retention in care on ART at 6 months (for VM, N=45; for MC, N=19), n (%)	23 (92)	17 (89)
Retention in care on ART at 12 months (for VM, N=22; for MC, N=16), n (%)	22 (100)	15 (94)
First viral load completion (for VM, N=35; for MC, N=70), n (%)	28 (80)	32 (45)
First viral load suppression (<400 copies/ml; for VM, N=28; for MC, N=32), n (%)	26 (93)	29 (91)

^aART: antiretroviral therapy.

^bIQR: interquartile range.