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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants with abnormal CD4+ T-lymphocyte results

From: A combination SMS and transportation reimbursement intervention to improve HIV care following abnormal CD4 test results in rural Uganda: a prospective observational cohort study

 

Pre-intervention period

Intervention period

P-value

(No SMS message)

(SMS + transportation reimbursement)

(n = 45)

(n = 138)

Female gender (n, %)

19 (42)

75 (54)

0.16

Age (median, IQR)

38 (31 – 44)

30 (25 – 38)

<0.001

Education (n, %)

  

0.71

 <Primary

3 (8)

12 (9)

 

 Any primary

16 (42)

71 (51)

 

 Any secondary

12 (32)

37 (27)

 

 >Secondary

7 (18)

18 (13)

 

ART-naïve (n, %)

26 (58)

110 (80)

<0.001

Mbarara resident (n, %)

32 (71)

83 (60)

0.19

Days from enrollment until laboratory result, median (IQR)

11 (8 – 19)

10 (8-15)

0.32

Clinician-specified abnormal CD4 result threshold, median (IQR)

350 (250 – 350)

350 (350 – 350)

<0.001

CD4 result, median (IQR)

185 (106 – 262)

225 (110 – 293)

0.29

  1. SMS: short message service text message
  2. PIN: personal identification number
  3. IQR: interquartile range
  4. ART: antiretroviral therapy