Table 1 Characteristics of patients and of each group based on antiretroviral therapy initiation after confirmed HIV diagnosis
Variables | Total N = 1310(%) | ART initiation after confirmed HIV diagnosis | χ2 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rapid ≤ 7 day N = N = 479 | Early 8–30 days N = 477 (%) | Intermediate 31 days-1 year N = 309 (%) | Delayed >1 year N = 45(%) | ||||
Sex | |||||||
Male | 1014 (77.4) | 372 (36.7) | 369 (36.4) | 237 (23.4) | 36 (3.6) | 0.280 | 0.964 |
Female | 296 (22.6) | 107 (36.1) | 108 (36.5) | 72 (24.3) | 9 (3.0) | Â | Â |
Age (years) | |||||||
10–29 | 301 (23.0) | 100 (33.2) | 108 (35.9) | 77(25.6) | 16(5.3) | 8.384 | 0.211 |
30–49 | 397 (30.3) | 155 (39.0) | 139 (35.0) | 95 (23.9) | 8 (2.0) |  |  |
50–86 | 612 (46.7) | 224 (36.6) | 230 (37.6) | 137 (22.4) | 21 (3.4) |  |  |
Education | |||||||
Primary and illiteracy | 367 (28.0) | 127 (34.6) | 149 (40.6) | 78 (21.3) | 13 (3.5) | 9.548 | 0.388 |
Middle school | 357 (27.3) | 132(37.0) | 122 (34.2) | 91 (25.5) | 12 (3.4) | Â | Â |
High School | 259 (19.8) | 86 (33.2) | 99 (38.2) | 67 (25.9) | 7 (2.7) | Â | Â |
Tertiary | 327 (25.0) | 134 (41.0) | 107 (32.7) | 73 (22.3) | 13 (28.9) | Â | Â |
Marital status | |||||||
Married | 636 (48.5) | 241 (37.9) | 235 (36.9) | 144 (22.6) | 16 (2.5) | 8.385 | 0.211 |
Divorced | 225 (17.2) | 69 (30.7) | 88 (39.1) | 60 (26.7) | 8 (3.6) | Â | Â |
Single | 449 (34.3) | 169 (37.6) | 154 (34.3) | 105 (23.4) | 21 (4.7) | Â | Â |
Transmission mode | |||||||
Homosexual contact | 373 (28.5) | 147 (39.4) | 134 (35.9) | 78 (20.9) | 14 (3.8) | 6.240 | 0.397 |
Heterosexual contact | 917 (70.0) | 327 (35.7) | 336 (36.6) | 223 (24.3) | 31 (3.4) | Â | Â |
Others | 20 (1.5) | 5 (25.0) | 7 (35.0) | 8 (40.0) | 0 (0) | Â | Â |
Year diagnosed | |||||||
2018 | 321 (24.5) | 73(22.7) | 123 (38.3) | 103 (32.1) | 22 (6.9) | 72.597 | 0.001** |
2019 | 339 (25.9) | 144 (42.5) | 121 (35.7) | 60 (17.7) | 14 (4.1) | Â | Â |
2020 | 325 (24.8) | 116 (35.7) | 110 (33.8) | 91 (28.0) | 8 (2.5) | Â | Â |
2021 | 325 (24.8) | 146 (44.9) | 123 (37.8) | 55 (16.9) | 1 (0.3) | Â | Â |
Reporting agency | |||||||
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 652 (49.8) | 219 (33.6) | 258 (39.6) | 149 (22.9) | 26 (4.0) | 8.151 | 0.043* |
Hospitals | 658 (50.2) | 260(39.5) | 219 (33.3) | 160 (24.3) | 19 (2.9) | Â | Â |
First-time treatment facility | |||||||
Chongqing Public Health Medical Center | 403 (30.8) | 209 (51.9) | 131 (32.5) | 56 (13.0) | 7 (1.7) | 72.588 | 0.001** |
The First Public Hospital in Jiulongpo | 528 (40.3) | 162 (30.7) | 200 (37.9) | 144 (27.3) | 22 (4.2) | Â | Â |
The Second Public Hospital in Jiulongpo | 318 (24.3) | 85 (26.7) | 129 (40.6) | 90 (28.3) | 14 (4.4) | Â | Â |
Others | 61 (4.7) | 23 (37.7) | 17 (27.9) | 19 (31.1) | 2 (3.3) | Â | Â |
History of sexually transmitted diseases | |||||||
No | 984 (75.1) | 345 (35.1) | 374 (38.0) | 235 (23.9) | 30 (3.0) | 15.136 | 0.019* |
Yes | 137 (10.5) | 68 (49.6) | 39 (28.5) | 24 (17.5) | 6 (4.4) | Â | Â |
Unknown | 189 (14.4) | 66 (34.9) | 64 (33.9) | 50 (26.5) | 9 (4.8) | Â | Â |
CD4 cell counts cells/µL | |||||||
< 200 | 632 (48.2) | 272 (43.0) | 233 (36.9) | 122 (19.3) | 5 (0.8) | 63.027 | 0.001** |
200–500 | 582 (44.4) | 183 (31.4) | 216 (37.1) | 154 (26.5) | 29 (5.0) |  |  |
> 500 | 96 (7.3) | 24 (25.0) | 28 (29.2) | 33 (34.4) | 11 (11.5) |  |  |
ALT abnormalities | |||||||
No | 647 (64.2) | 216 (33.4) | 231 (35.7) | 173 (26.7) | 27 (4.2) | 3.603 | 0.308 |
Yes | 361 (35.8) | 108 (29.9) | 150 (41.6) | 91 (25.2) | 12 (3.3) | Â | Â |