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Table 1 Site-level characteristics among patients with ≥ 1 visit after enrollment with CD4 ≥ 200 & WHO 1 or 2 at enrollment, MTCT-Plus Initiative, 2003-2008

From: Risk factors for loss to follow-up prior to ART initiation among patients enrolling in HIV care with CD4+ cell count ≥200 cells/μL in the multi-country MTCT-Plus Initiative

Country/Site

Total

Females (%)

Median (IQR) FU time1,2

Deaths (%)

Withdrawals3 (%)

LTF at 12mo2 (%)

LTF at 24mo2 (%)

LTF at the end of data collection2 (%)

Cote d' Ivoire

588

537 (91.3)

1.7 (0.7-3)

8 (1.4)

26 (4.4)

16 (3.5)

32 (8)

43 (13)

Kisumu, Kenya

304

257 (84.5)

1.5 (0.6-2.5)

7 (2.3)

11 (3.6)

58 (21.8)

89 (35.9)

105 (50.1)

Thailand

344

262 (76.2)

1.8 (0.8-2.9)

1 (0.3)

28 (8.1)

14 (4.9)

50 (20.7)

66 (33.3)

Nsambya, Uganda

387

297 (76.7)

2.1 (1.1-3.2)

4 (1)

14 (3.6)

3 (0.9)

11 (4)

22 (11.6)

Zambia

501

443 (88.4)

1.4 (0.7-2.6)

7 (1.4)

49 (9.8)

86 (19.5)

130 (32.8)

149 (45.8)

Soweto, S.A.

496

445 (89.7)

2.7 (1–3.6)

7 (1.4)

39 (8.8)

29 (6.8)

57 (14.1)

91 (26.2)

Cato Manor, S.A.

450

406 (90.2)

1.2 (0.4-2.3)

9 (2)

140 (31.1)

33 (10)

44 (14.9)

48 (19.5)

Rwanda

191

145 (75.9)

2 (1–3.4)

1 (0.5)

13 (6.8)

16 (9.5)

28 (17.9)

44 (39)

Eldoret, Kenya

286

244 (85.3)

1.8 (0.4-3.5)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.7)

17 (7.7)

25 (12)

43 (31.2)

Mulago, Uganda

331

232 (70.1)

3.1 (1.5-3.8)

9 (2.7)

11 (3.3)

1 (0.3)

4 (1.5)

6 (4)

Cameroon

400

345 (86.3)

1.2 (0.6-1.8)

4 (1)

15 (3.8)

16 (5.3)

23 (8.6)

24 (10)

Total

4278

3613 (84.5)

1.7 (0.7-3)

58 (1.4)

348 (8.1)

289 (8.2)

493 (15.6)

641 (26.4)

  1. 1In years, excluding patients with no follow-up
  2. 2Using Kaplan-Meier product limit estimation method. Patients whose last visit was > 12 months prior to the end of data collection are considered LTF. Patients who are LTF are considered lost 90 days after their last visit
  3. 3Includes transfers