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Table 2 Linkage to HIV care outcomes for patients not already in HIV care at baseline (N = 326)

From: Integrating HIV care and treatment into tuberculosis clinics in Lusaka, Zambia: results from a before-after quasi-experimental study

Outcome

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

p-value

Linked to HIV care within 4 weeks of ATT initiation

 All patients

69/159 (43.4%)

90/167 (53.9%)

0.01

 Clinic A

40/81 (49.4%)

41/55 (74.6%)

< 0.01

 Clinic B

29/78 (37.2%)

49/112 (43.8%)

0.37

Linked to HIV care within 8 weeks of ATT initiation

 All patients

82/159 (51.6%)

99/167 (59.3%)

0.04

 Clinic A

46/81 (56.8%)

45/55 (81.8%)

< 0.01

 Clinic B

36/78 (46.2%)

54/112 (48.2%)

0.78

Linked to HIV care within 12 weeks of ATT initiation

 All patients

87/159 (54.7%)

105/167 (62.9%)

0.03

 Clinic A

48/81 (59.3%)

47/55 (85.5%)

< 0.01

 Clinic B

39/78 (50.0%)

58/112 (51.8%)

0.81

  1. ATT Anti-TB therapy