Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical characteristics of 29,382 Participants Attending HIV Services in Dar es Salaam Region
| Variable | Frequency | % | IPT completers N = 17,092(58.2) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age category | ||||
| 15–24 | 1454 | 4.9 | 818(56.3) | |
| 25–34 | 5216 | 17.8 | 2999(57.5) | |
| 35–44 | 11,708 | 39.9 | 6771(57.8) | |
| ≥45 | 11,004 | 37.4 | 6504(59.1) | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 41.4(±10.2) | 41.55(±10.1) | 0.053 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 7574 | 25.8 | 12,702(58.2) | |
| Female | 21,808 | 74.2 | 4390(57.9) | 0.667 |
| Marital status (n = 25,888) | ||||
| Single | 7847 | 30.3 | 4414(56.2) | |
| Married/cohabiting | 13,401 | 51.8 | 7945(59.3) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 4640 | 17.9 | 2823(60.8) | < 0.001 |
| Year of Initiation | ||||
| 2013 | 1857 | 6.3 | 773(41.6) | |
| 2014 | 5169 | 17.6 | 2254(43.6) | |
| 2015 | 7754 | 26.4 | 3783(48.8) | |
| 2016 | 10,746 | 36.6 | 7353(68.4) | |
| 2017 (Jan to June only) | 3856 | 13.1 | 2929(75.9) | < 0.001 |
| PLHIV by Health facility ownership | ||||
| Public | 20,272 | 68.9 | 10,699(52.8) | |
| Private | 9110 | 31.1 | 6393(70.2) | < 0.001 |
| ART status (n = 29,374) | ||||
| Not on ART | 515 | 1.8 | 136(26.4) | |
| On ART | 28,859 | 98.2 | 16,956(58.7) | < 0.001 |
| WHO clinical stage (n = 29,121) | ||||
| I | 5026 | 17.3 | 3141(62.5) | |
| II | 6758 | 23.2 | 4017(59.4) | |
| III | 14,910 | 51.2 | 8505(57.1) | |
| IV | 2427 | 8.3 | 1348(55.5) | < 0.001 |
| CD4 count in cells/μL (n = 29,249) | ||||
| < 100 | 13,687 | 46.8 | 8001(58.5) | |
| 100–349 | 9927 | 33.9 | 5999(60.4) | |
| ≥ 350 | 5635 | 19.3 | 3016(53.5) | < 0.001 |
| Median (lower quartile, upper quartile) | 155(48, 260) | |||
| Visit status (n = 29,337) | ||||
| Actively attending clinics | 28,480 | 97.1 | 16,720(58.7) | |
| Missing scheduled appointments | 383 | 1.3 | 186(48.6) | |
| Transferred to another clinic | 474 | 1.6 | 174(36.7) | < 0.001 |
| Co-medications (n = 10,047) | ||||
| Cotrimoxazole | 7180 | 71.5 | 4160(57.9) | |
| Fluconazole | 22 | 0.2 | 9(40.9) | |
| Others | 2845 | 28.3 | 1743(61.3) | 0.002 |
| Visit type (n = 29,354) | ||||
| Scheduled | 26,512 | 90.3 | 15,435(58.2) | |
| Traced back after LTFU | 238 | 0.8 | 161(67.7) | |
| Treatment supported drugs pick up | 287 | 1.0 | 174(60.6) | |
| Unscheduled | 2317 | 7.9 | 1309(56.5) | 0.007 |