Task shifting in Mozambique: cross-sectional evaluation of non-physician clinicians' performance in HIV/AIDS care

Table 3 Description of participating patients (n = 127)

Patient characteristics	N	%	Median (range)	Missing
Age (years)			33 (19-62)	2
Female	82	65.6%		2
Pregnant	8	6.3%		0
Type of visit				12
New patient	37	32.2%
Follow-up	60	52.2%
Urgent care	18	15.7%
Most recent CD4+ T-lymphocyte count (cells/mm³)*				40
<200	30	34.5%
200-349	25	28.7%
> = 350	32	36.8%
On ART	58	45.7%		0
ART Regimen (any)**
NVP+AZT (antenatal regimen)	1	0.8%
3TC+NVP+AZT	7	5.5%
3TC+NVP+d4T	48	37.8%
3TC+EFV+d4T	2	1.6%
Active tuberculosis (TB)***	11	8.7%		0
TB treatment status				0
Newly diagnosed - not yet treated	2	1.6%
Intensive phase	3	2.4%
Continuation phase	5	4.0%
Treatment interruption	1	0.8%
Taking co-trimoxazole prophylaxis	46	36.2%		0

Notes: * Twenty-five of the patients who had no CD4+ T-lymphocyte result recorded were new patients.
** ART: antiretroviral therapy. AZT: zidovudine. d4T: stavudine. EFV: efavirenz. NVP: nevirapine. 3TC: lamivudine.
*** Positive sputum smear for acid-fast bacilli recorded during observed patient encounter, and/or patient receiving TB treatment through national TB control program.

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