Patient Experiences of Decentralized HIV Treatment and Care in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variable</td><td class="align_center">N (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Preference for decentralized care</td><td class="align_center">52 (87%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Preference for care at the hub</td><td class="align_center">6 (10%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">No preference</td><td class="align_center">2 (3%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Missing data</td><td class="align_center">10 (10%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">70</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Preferences for hub versus decentralized care expressed by patient participants in individual interviews.

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Table 2: Patient Experiences of Decentralized HIV Treatment and Care in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria: A Qualitative Study 