Barriers to Initiation of Pediatric HIV Treatment in Uganda: A Mixed-Method Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) sites.
Kampala
Fort Portal
Mbale
Location
National capital
District capital
District capital
Populationa
1,659,600
47,100
91,800
Catchment area
Urban
Urban and rural
Urban and rural
HIV prevalenceb
5–9.9%
5–9.9%
5–9.9%
Number of adults in care at JCRC (% of total)c
15306 (85.7)
5880 (87.3)
3027 (85.7)
Number of children in care at JCRC (% total)c
2553 (14.3)
858 (12.7)
506 (14.3)
Number of adults receiving ART at JCRC (% of adults in care)c
6096 (39.8)
2575 (43.8)
2505 (82.8)
Number of children receiving ART at JCRC (% of children in care)c
888 (34.8)
340 (39.6)
349 (69.0)
aSource: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) 2011.
bSource: UNAIDS Epidemiological Factsheet Uganda 2009.
cSource: Monitoring and Evaluation records at JCRC, 2011.