Currently taking cART
|
212/247
|
85.8
|
67/77
|
87.0
|
96/115
|
83.5
|
19/21
|
90.5
|
13/14
|
92.9
|
17/20
|
85.0
| |
Weeks between start cART and HIV diagnosis (Median, IQR)b, c
|
6
|
3–43
|
9
|
3–31
|
7
|
4–59
|
3
|
1–7
|
3
|
2–7
|
3
|
2–34
|
0.002
|
Reason for no cART used
|
My doctor says I do not need them yet
|
21/35
|
60.0
|
6/10
|
60.0
|
12/19
|
63.2
|
0/2
|
0.0
|
1/1
|
100.0
|
2/3
|
66.7
| |
I’m afraid of the side effects
|
3/35
|
8.6
|
0/10
|
0.0
|
2/19
|
10.5
|
0/2
|
0.0
|
0/1
|
0.0
|
1/3
|
33.3
| |
I’m on a treatment break I agreed with my doctor
|
5/35
|
14.3
|
1/10
|
10.0
|
4/19
|
21.1
|
0/2
|
0.0
|
0/1
|
0.0
|
0/3
|
0.0
| |
I will start soon/today
|
8/35
|
22.9
|
3/10
|
30.0
|
3/19
|
15.8
|
2/2
|
100.0
|
0/1
|
0.0
|
0/3
|
0.0
| |
I am waiting for approval
|
1/35
|
2.9
|
0/10
|
0.0
|
1/19
|
5.3
|
0/2
|
0.0
|
0/1
|
0.0
|
0/3
|
0.0
| |
High self-reported cART adherenceb, e
|
205/209
|
98.1
|
65/66
|
98.5
|
93/95
|
97.9
|
18/18
|
100.0
|
13/13
|
100.0
|
16/17
|
94.1
| |
Finding it difficult to take HIV medication on a regular basisb, f
|
27/191
|
14.1
|
7/53
|
13.2
|
10/92
|
10.9
|
4/17
|
23.5
|
1/13
|
7.7
|
5/16
|
31.3
| |
Missed appointments at HIV clinic due to the travel costs
|
10/246
|
4.1
|
3/76
|
3.9
|
1/115
|
0.9
|
3/21
|
14.3
|
0/14
|
0.0
|
3/20
|
15.0
| |