Table 3.
Frequency Distributions of HIV Care-Seeking Behaviors.
| Measure | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Delayed HIV diagnosis^ | 224 | 100 |
| Yes | 63 | 28.1 |
| No | 161 | 71.9 |
| Since your HIV diagnosis, have you ever attended a medical appointment regarding your HIV infection? | 225 | 100 |
| Yes | 164 | 72.9 |
| No, never | 61 | 27.1 |
| After your HIV diagnosis, how many months passed before you attended your first medical visit for HIV infection? | 163 | 100 |
| 1-3 months | 137 | 84.0 |
| 4-6 months | 14 | 8.6 |
| More than 6 months | 12 | 7.4 |
| Within the first 6 months of first being diagnosed with HIV, how many medical visits did you attend related to your HIV infection? | 160 | 100 |
| 1-3 visits | 79 | 49.4 |
| 4-6 visits | 53 | 33.1 |
| 7-9 visits | 14 | 8.8 |
| ≥ 10 visits | 14 | 8.8 |
| When was the last time you attended a medical appointment for your HIV infection? | 164 | 100 |
| 1 month ago | 109 | 66.5 |
| 2-3 months ago | 38 | 23.2 |
| 4-6 months ago | 11 | 6.7 |
| More than 6 months ago | 6 | 3.7 |
| Linkage to HIV care* | 222 | 100 |
| Yes | 119 | 53.6 |
| No, or delayed | 103 | 46.4 |
| Retention in HIV care# | 164 | 100 |
| Yes | 158 | 96.3 |
| No | 6 | 3.7 |
^Experienced HIV symptoms before HIV diagnosis by a healthcare provider (“Yes”); otherwise (“No”).
* Attendance at a HIV primary care visit within 3 months of diagnosis and 1 or more follow-up visits within 6 months of diagnosis (“Yes”); otherwise (“No, or delayed”).
#Among those who have ever attended a medical appointment for HIV following diagnosis, attendance at 1 or more HIV primary care visits within the past 6 months (“Yes”); otherwise (“No”).