AIDS Research and Treatment

Research Article

Failure to Return for Posttest Counseling and HIV Test Results at the Prevention and Voluntary Testing and Counseling Centers of Douala, Cameroon: An Evaluation of a Routine Five-Year Program

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of clients testing through Douala PVTCC from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2013 (column percentages do not include missing values).
 BonassamaDeidoNew-BellNylonCité des PalmiersLogbaba value
4,7485,4808,8198,4163,902657 
Sex      <0.0001
 Men2,080 (16.0)2,211 (17.0)3,333 (25.7)3,603 (27.7)1,505 (11.6)262 (2.0) 
 Women2,662 (14.0)3,267 (17.2)5,473 (28.8)4,808 (25.3)2,396 (12.6)395 (2.1) 
 Missing6 (0.4)2 (0.0)13 (0.1)5 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
Median age (IQR)31 (25–41)30 (25–38)30 (24–38)32 (26–40)29 (24–37)31 (25–39)<0.0001
Age groups (years)      <0.0001
 <20190 (13.2)183 (12.7)548 (38.2)225 (15.7)270 (18.8)20 (1.4) 
 20–291,841 (13.8)2,405 (18.1)3,740 (28.1)3,224 (24.2)1,830 (13.7)276 (2.1) 
 30–391,357 (14.3)1,747 (18.5)2,523 (26.6)2,684 (28.3)958 (10.1)201 (2.1) 
 40–49753 (17.0)649 (14.6)1,079 (24.4)1,410 (31.8)440 (9.9)98 (2.2) 
 50–59412 (18.6)335 (15.1)527 (23.8)644 (29.1)261 (11.8)37 (1.7) 
 ≥60173 (15.3)160 (14.2)401 (35.5)228 (20.2)142 (12.6)25 (2.2) 
 Missing24 (0.4)17 (0.3)183 (2.0)8 (0.0)5 (0.0)7 (1.0) 
Marital status       
 Single2,603 (14.1)4,231 (22.9)4,500 (24.4)4,121 (22.4)2,943 (16.0)11 (0.1)Not valid
 Married1,266 (14.9)1,016 (11.9)3,214 (37.7)2,167 (25.4)850 (9.9)3 (0.0) 
 Separated27 (10.7)21 (8.4)74 (29.5)126 (50.2)3 (1.2)0 (0.0) 
 Living common law425 (18.5)32 (1.4)595 (25.9)1,241 (54.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
 Widowed304 (13.6)152 (11.8)259 (20.1)472 (36.6)100 (7.7)2 (0.2) 
 Missing97 (2.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
Employment      <0.0001
 Student852 (14.9)1,278 (22.5)1,118 (19.7)1,095 (19.3)1,203 (21.2)140 (2.5) 
 Unemployed182 (9.6)246 (13.0)694 (36.7)692 (36.6)67 (3.5)11 (0.6) 
 Employed943 (18.2)1,062 (20.5)1,026 (19.8)1,294 (25.0)713 (13.8)133 (2.6) 
 Self-employed1,798 (14.4)1,827 (14.6)3,551 (28.5)3,909 (31.3)1,153 (9.3)233 (1.8) 
 Housewife823 (16.1)853 (16.7)1,615 (31.5)1,130 (22.1)589 (11.5)114 (2.2) 
 Retired66 (20.4)53 (16.4)73 (22.6)71 (21.9)57 (17.7)3 (0.9) 
 Missing81 (1.7)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
Reason for testing      <0.0001
 Voluntary screening3,207 (12.9)4,375 (17.7)7,359 (29.7)6,697 (27.0)2,485 (10.0)645 (2.6) 
 Clinical suspicion1,119 (16.4)1,105 (16.2)1,460 (21.4)1,719 (25.2)1,412 (20.7)12 (0.2) 
 Missing421 (8.8)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
Participants per year       
 2009416 (13.7)769 (25.3)1,084 (35.7)767 (25.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
 2010793 (21.8)433 (11.9)825 (22.7)1,580 (43.5)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
 2011420 (11.9)963 (27.4)596 (16.9)1,542 (43.8)0 (0.0)0 (0.0) 
 20121,861 (17.6)1,512 (14,3)3,268 (31.0)2,212 (20.9)1,420 (13.5)286 (2.7) 
 20131,258 (11.2)1,803 (16.0)3,046 (27.0)2,315 (20.5)2,482 (22.0)371 (3.3)