Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Five Different Periods of Nurse Presence or Absence
Baseline Character-istics | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Period 4 | Period 5 | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional Nurse | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | -- | -- |
Time Period | 3/1/10–9/30/11 | 10/1/11–2/28/12 | 3/1/12–8/3/12 | 9/1/12–2/3/13 | 2/4/13–6/30/13 | ||
Number of days | 578 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 146 | -- | -- |
Number of People Screened | 4200 | 728 | 1110 | 490 | 685 | 7213 | -- |
Number (%) of HIV-positive | 428 (10.2) | 41 (5.6) | 71 (6.4) | 34 (6.9) | 46 (6.7) | 620 (8.6) | 0.21 |
Median Age (IQR) | 38 (28–48) | 32 (27–46) | 38.5 (27–48) | 34 (29–47) | 35.5 (27–41) | 38 (28–48) | 0.42 |
Females (%) | 300 (70.1) | 30 (73.2) | 61 (85.9) | 28 (82.4) | 37 (80.4) | 456 (73.5) | 0.45 |
Number (%) receiving welfare grant | 121 of 149a (81.2) | 35 (85.4) | 64 (90.1) | 30 (88.2) | 45 (97.8) | 295 of 341 (86.5) | 0.33 |
Median CD4 count (IQR) | 383 (252–550) | 308 (245–541) | 458 (288–551) | 605 (473–813) | 516 (381–694) | 394 (260–564) | 0.002 |
Number with phone (%) | 348 (81.3) | 34 (82.9) | 59 (83.1) | 25 (73.5) | 42 (91.3) | 508 (81.9) | 0.14 |