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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Misdiagnosis of HIV treatment failure based on clinical and immunological criteria in Eastern and Central Kenya

Variable

Total clients

N = 1859

%

Sex

 Male

532

28.6

 Female

872

46.9

 Missing

455

24.5

Age group

  < = 20 (ref)

241

13.0

 21–40

582

31.3

 41–60

556

29.9

 61+

65

3.5

 Missing

415

22.3

Type of Sample

 DBS

1653

88.9

 Frozen Plasma

188

10.1

 Missing

18

1.0

Testing lab

 KEMRI NAIROBI

1676

90.2

 AMPATH AND NHRLa

183

9.8

Countyb of residence

 Embu

279

15.0

 Meru

792

42.6

 Kitui

26

1.4

 Kirinyaga

53

2.9

 Nyeri

138

7.4

 Nyandarua

70

3.8

 Kiambu

278

15.0

 Murang’a

223

12.0

ARV regimen

 TDF/3TC/EFV

254

13.7

 TDF/3TC/NVP

286

15.4

 AZT/3TC/NVP

375

20.2

 Other

176

9.5

 Missing

768

41.3

Duration on ARVs

  < 3 years

552

29.7

 4–6 years

482

25.9

 7–9 years

181

9.7

 Missing

644

34.6

  1. aAMPATH 4, NHRL 179
  2. bData missing from Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties