Provider-initiated HIV testing in rural Haiti: low rate of missed opportunities for diagnosis of HIV in a primary care clinic

Table 1 Characteristics of 112 patients diagnosed with HIV infection in a public clinic in rural Haiti*

	Diagnosis Delayed N (%; 95%CI or IQR)	Diagnosis made at first visit N (%; 95%CI or IQR)	p value
Patients (total N = 112)	17	95	-
Median age	28	32	0.44
Female	14 (82.3%; 56.6 – 96.2%)	60 (67.4%; 56.7 – 77.0%)	0.26
Median CD4 count (cells/mm3)	447(250 – 998)	350 (304 – 426)	0.79
CD4 < 200/mm3	2 (11.8%; 1.5 – 36.4%)	19 (22.9%; 14.3 – 33.4%)	0.35
Median no. of days delayed (range)	62 (19–122)	N/A	N/A

*There were no significant differences in these characteristics, although the study was not powered specifically to detect these differences (see methods)

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