Table 2 Comparison of the time between ANC booking and VL sample collection, and the time between VL sample collection and receipt of results in pregnant women living with HIV on ART and those not on ART at the time of ANC enrolment
Time duration (in days) | Total | ART status at enrolment into ANC | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Already on ART | Not on ART | ||||||
n | Median (IQR) | n | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | ||
Time from ANC booking to VL sample collection | 100 | 87 (7–215) | 67 | 50 (0–162) | 33 | 207 (99–299) |  < 0.001 |
Time from VL sample collection to receipt of result | 52 | 14 (7–30) | 36 | 10 (7–30) | 16 | 17 (11–45) | 0.174 |