| Study clinic pair |
Duration of operation* |
Active patients |
Patients on food aid (%) |
Percent sampled |
12 month survival† |
18 month survival† |
| Among clinic population |
Among food assistance recipients |
| Kanyama |
64 |
4296 |
1600 (37%) |
1.2% |
3.1% |
0.94 |
0.93 |
| Matero Reference |
60 |
5355 |
n/a |
0.93% |
n/a |
0.94 |
0.93 |
| Chawama |
41 |
3875 |
700 (18%) |
1.3% |
7.1% |
0.91 |
0.90 |
| Chipata |
54 |
4543 |
n/a |
1.1% |
n/a |
0.86 |
0.85 |
| George |
60 |
4097 |
680 (17%) |
1.2% |
7.4% |
0.90 |
0.88 |
| Chilenje |
59 |
3273 |
n/a |
1.5% |
n/a |
0.93 |
0.91 |
| Mtendere |
64 |
2896 |
708 (24%) |
1.7% |
7.1% |
0.89 |
0.88 |
| Bauleni |
56 |
1400 |
n/a |
3.6% |
n/a |
0.91 |
0.89 |
Food assistance clinics in bold italics; table stratified by study/control clinic pairs. The criteria for matching food assistance and control clinics were duration of operation,
population of active patients, and 12 and 18 month survival. All clinics were public-sector facilities serving low-income areas of Lusaka, and similarity of the local environment
was also considered in selecting final pairs.
*Through August 2009
†Kaplan-Meier estimate of the proportion of patients surviving at 12 and 18 months post-ART initiation |
