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Table 5 A comparison of travel and waiting times of participants at mobile and clinic HCT services

From: Characteristics of clients who access mobile compared to clinic HIV counselling and testing services: a matched study from Cape Town, South Africa

 

Mobile n (%)

Clinic n (%)

Effect size* % (95% CI)

p value

Travel time

n = 506

n = 550

  

≤30 min

462 (91)

505 (92)

0 (−8.0 to 8.0)

p = 0.872

>30 min

44 (9)

45 (8)

Travel cost

n = 434

n = 462

  

No cost

397 (91)

395 (85)

−2.0 (−5.0 to 1.0)

p = 0.119

Cost incurred

37 (9)

67 (15)

Waiting time

n = 509

n = 552

  

<15 min

422 (83)

214 (39)

43.0 (15.0 to 69.0)

p = 0.030

≥15 min

87 (17)

337 (61)

Total time

n = 510

n = 552

 

<30 min

447 (88)

408 (74)

14.0 (9.0 to 30.0)

p ≤ 0.001

≥30 min

63 (12)

144 (26)

  1. *Effect size estimated for the first category of variable.