Research Article

Reaching the Unreached: Providing Quality Care to HIV-Infected Children through Telemedicine—An Innovative Pilot Initiative from Maharashtra, India

Table 5

Table showing certain outcomes according to demographics in 3676 children on ART in 59 ART centers, Maharashtra.

AliveDeadLost to follow-up
NonlinkedLinked (irregular)Linked (regular)NonlinkedLinked (irregular)Linked (regular)NonlinkedLinked (irregular)Linked (regular)

3676175393798617539379861753937986
All1375 (78)648 (69)764 (77)62 (4)40 (4)58 (6)65 (4)85 (9)40 (4)
Age (years)
 0-4.9693236/317 (74)115/180 (64)150/196 (77)12/317 (4)12/180 (7)9/196 (5)15/317 (5)16/180 (9)9/196 (5)
 5-9.9663245/305 (80)125/178 (70)133/180 (74)8/305 (3)4/178 (2)15/180 (8)8/305 (3)12/178 (7)6/180 (3)
 10-14.91168444/559 (79)204/284 (72)256/325 (79)27/559 (5)14/284 (5)20/325 (6)16/559 (3)27/284 (10)14/325 (4)
 15-181152450/572 (79)204/295 (69)225/285 (79)15/572 (3)10/295 (3)14/285 (5)26/572 (5)30/295 (10)11/285 (4)
Sex
 Male2012718/905 (79)377/553 (68)414/554 (75)37/905 (4)24/553 (4)34/554 (6)36/905 (4)55/553 (10)25/554 (5)
 Female1664657/848 (77)271/384 (71)350/432 (81)25/848 (3)16/384 (4)24/432(6)29/848 (3)30/384 (8)15/432 (3)
Type of centers
 Civil hospital127786/104 (83)244 (74)648/844 (77)2/104 (2)20/329 (6)54/844 (6)9/104 (9)26/329 (8)35/844 (4)
 Medical college1512814/1019 (80)302/493 (61)--28/1019 (3)18/493 (4)--30/1019 (3)55/493 (11)--
 Subdistrict hospital492196/235 (83)102/115 (89)116/142 (82)18/235 (8)2/115 (2)4/142 (3)8/235 (3)4/115 (3)5/142 (4)
 Municipal corporation hospital395279/395 (71)----14/395 (4)----18/377 (5)----
Education
 Postgraduate29741053/1375 (77)481/613 (78)764/986 (77)46/1375 (3)28/613 (5)58/928 (6)50/1375 (4)31/613 (5)40/986 (4)
 Undergraduate702322/378 (85)167/324 (52)--16/378 (4)12/312 (4)--15/378 (4)54/324 (17)--
Pediatrician
 Yes1248558/703 (79)233/293 (80)204/252 (81)22/703 (3)16/293 (5)13/252 (5)19/703 (3)11/293 (4)6/252 (2)
 No2428817/1050 (78)415/644 (64)560/734 (76)40/1050 (4)24/644 (4)45/734 (6)46/1050 (4)74/644 (11)34/734 (5)

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