Table 2 Outcomes of children enrolled into NAUTH Nnewi Paediatric ART Programme
From: A 17 year experience of attrition from care among HIV infected children in Nnewi South-East Nigeria
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Outcome (n = 1114) | |
In care | 226 (20.3) |
Transitioned to adult ART programme | 223 (20.0) |
Transferred out to other paediatric ART sites | 115 (10.3)_ |
LTFU | 457 (41.0) |
Dead | 93 (8.4) |
Attrition rate (n = 1114) | |
In care, transitioned or transferred out | 564 (50.6) |
LTFU or dead | 550 (49.4) |
Tracking outcomes of children LTFU (n = 457) | |
Self-referral to other ART sites | 31 (6.8) |
Alive and not in care | 46 (10.1) |
Dead while LTFU | 43 (9.4) |
Could not be reached | 337 (73.7) |
Duration of care (n = 1114) | |
< 1 year | 336 (30.1) |
1 to < 5 years | 323 (29.0) |
5 to < 10 years | 287 (25.8) |
10 to < 15 years | 164 (14.7) |
> =15 years | 4 (0.4) |