Table 2.
Participant characteristics from the SLATE II qualitative sub-study
| Characteristic | Standard arm (n = 43) | Intervention arm eligible for same-day initiation (n = 37) | Intervention arm not eligible for same-day initiation (n = 7) | Total (N = 87) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (median, IQR) | 36 (32–43) | 36 (29–42) | 39 (31–45) | 36 (31–43) | ||||
| Sex (female), n % | 26 | 60.5 | 25 | 67.6 | 3 | 42.9 | 54 | 62.1 |
| Marital status, n % | ||||||||
| Single | 24 | 55.8 | 21 | 56.8 | 3 | 42.9 | 48 | 55.2 |
| Married or long-term partner | 15 | 34.9 | 14 | 37.8 | 4 | 57.1 | 33 | 37.9 |
| Divorced or widowed | 4 | 9.3 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.9 |
| Location patient currently resides, n % | ||||||||
| Informal urban | 40 | 93.0 | 37 | 100 | 7 | 100 | 84 | 96.6 |
| Urban | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Number of other persons in the household (median, IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (1–2) | ||||
| Employment status, n % | ||||||||
| Employed (formal) | 10 | 23.3 | 8 | 21.6 | 4 | 57.1 | 22 | 25.3 |
| Employed (informal) | 11 | 25.6 | 5 | 13.5 | 2 | 28.6 | 18 | 20.7 |
| Unemployed, looking for work | 19 | 44.2 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 14.3 | 40 | 46.0 |
| Other | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8.0 |
| Study site, n % | ||||||||
| Site A | 13 | 30.2 | 13 | 35.1 | 2 | 28.6 | 28 | 32.2 |
| Site B | 15 | 34.9 | 12 | 32.4 | 2 | 28.6 | 29 | 33.3 |
| Site C | 15 | 34.9 | 12 | 32.4 | 3 | 42.9 | 30 | 34.5 |
IQR interquartile range, SLATE Simplified Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility