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Reason for not initiating cART in 2 weeks of eligibility | Frequency N=195 |
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Referral systems | |
Period of preparation for cART initiation >2weeks | 54 (27.7) |
Did not honor referral date given | 51 (26.1) |
Review date given more than 2 weeks after discharge | 16 (8.2) |
Told CD4 above 200mg/µl | 9 (4.7) |
Attending OPD clinic not integrated with cART | 3 (1.5) |
Given wrong clinic day | 1 (0.5) |
Advanced disease considered too weak to initiate cART | |
Patient readmitted | 18 (9.2) |
Very sick & being treated for opportunistic infection | 18 (9.2) |
Very sick and weak to start cART | 12 (6.1) |
Patient taken to village gave up on life | 5 (2.5) |
Patient social support | |
No social support | 7 (3.6) |
Feared drug reaction | 1 (0.5) |
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