Prevalence, motivation, and outcomes of clinic transfer in a clinical cohort of people living with HIV in North West Province, South Africa

Table 2 Frequency and reasons for changing clinics (N=101)

	N (%)
Clinic change (received HIV care at a different clinic in time since diagnosis)
Into study clinic	25 (24.8)
Out of study clinic	76 (75.2)
Total	101 (15.0)
Reason for most recent change^a
Mobility	78 (77.2)
Poor quality of care	14 (13.9)
Referral	12 (11.9)
Location of receiving clinic^b
Within province	39 (59.1)
Outside province	21 (31.8)
Outside country	6 (9.1)

^aIndividuals reporting changing at both 6 and 12 months could provide a reason at each survey
^bData on receiving clinic available for 66 of those reporting clinic change

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