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Table 2 Characteristics of health facilities included in the study, 2009/10

From: How to improve patient retention in an antiretroviral treatment program in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

Characteristics

FH HP

FS HP

DT HP

WR HC

BR HC

BD HC

GR HC

NM HC

DG HC

Number of patients on ART

5629

1062

1159

700

763

859

1299

577

621

Median age (in years) for patients on ART

32[27,38]

31[26,39]

32[27,40]

30[26,40]

30[26,39]

31[27,35]

31[27,38]

33[27,40]

31[25,39]

Female sex for patients on ART

54%[52,55]

55% [51,59]

56%[53,59]

57%[52,62]

62%[58,67]

55%[51,59]

65%[62,67]

61[55,66]

58%[52,65]

Median duration on ART (in months)

27[6,41]

14[6, 26]

16[6,33]

18[8,33]

20[7,33]

17[8,30]

17[6,29]

18[7,30]

18[7,33]

Median CD4-cells at baseline

141[71,275]

127[66,190]

98[49, 164]

142[78,206]

157[84,219]

145[85,205]

132[69,194]

106[65,160]

144[84,257]

Type of health facility

Tertiary HP

Secondary HP

Secondary HP

Rural HC

Rural HC

Urban HC

Urban HC

Rural HC

Rural HC

Year the health facility started initiating ART*

2003

2005

2005

2006

2006

2006

2006

2007

2007

ART delivery led by

Physician

Physician

Physician

Health officer (HO)/Nurse

HO/Nurse

HO/Nurse

HO/Nurse

HO/Nurse

HO/Nurse

  1. *HCs were maintaining the care of patients (before they started initiation) when HPs were transferring out and HCs were transferring in patients.