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Table 1 Baseline Demographics, WHO treatment stage (T stage), and WHO immunologic classification of Standardized Pediatric Expedited Encounters for ART Drugs Initiative (SPEEDI) patients (n = 1164)

From: The Standardized Pediatric Expedited Encounters for ART Drugs Initiative (SPEEDI): description and evaluation of an innovative pediatric, adolescent, and young adult antiretroviral service delivery model in Tanzania

Characteristic

SPEEDI Patients (n = 1164)

% Females (n)

52.0% (605/1164)

Mean age (range)

11.8 years (1.2–25.5)

Age categories

  < 5yo

142 (12.2%)

 5-9yo

322 (27.7%)

 10-14yo

353 (30.3%)

 15-18yo

251 (21.6%)

  > 19yo

96 (8.2%)

Mean time on ART (range)

32 months (4–130 months)

WHO T-stages (%, n)

T1: 95% (1106/1164)

N/A*: 5.0% (58/1164)

WHO Immunological classification of HIV-associated immunodeficiency [16] (%, n)

None: 68.7% (793/1155)

Mild: 14.8% (171/1155)

Advanced: 10.0% (115/1155)

Severe: 6.6% (76/1155)

  1. *“N/A” was assigned as a T-stage for patients on ART < 6 months. Those on ART for ≥6 months were assigned a T-stage