Research Article
Reaching the Unreached: Providing Quality Care to HIV-Infected Children through Telemedicine—An Innovative Pilot Initiative from Maharashtra, India
Table 3
Table showing certain quality of care indicators according to demographics in 1735 children in the pre-ART group in 59 ART centers, Maharashtra.
| | | Eligible but not initiated on ART | Baseline CD4 missing | Latest CD4 missing | | Nonlinked | Linked (irregular) | Linked (regular) | Nonlinked | Linked (irregular) | Linked (regular) | Nonlinked | Linked (irregular) | Linked (regular) |
| | 1735 | 855 | 428 | 452 | 855 | 428 | 452 | 855 | 428 | 452 | | All | | 31 (4) | 3 (1) | 16 (4) | 62 (7) | 45 (11) | 28 (6) | 255 (30) | 133 (31) | 56 (12) | | Age (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | 0-4.9 | 244 | 4/113 (4) | 1/69 (1) | 1/62 (2) | 9/113 (8) | 12/69 (17) | 4/62 (6) | 33/113 (29) | 23/69 (28) | 14/62 (23) | | 5-9.9 | 581 | 7/290 (2) | 1/137 (1) | 2/154 (1) | 16/290 (6) | 7/137 (5) | 9/154 (6) | 85/290 (29) | 43/137 (24) | 16/154 (10) | | 10-14.9 | 582 | 13/288 (5) | 1/141 (1) | 10/153 (7) | 19/288 (7) | 14/141 (10) | 10/153 (7) | 86/288 (30) | 44/141 (31) | 16/153 (10) | | 15-18 | 328 | 7/164 (4) | 0/81 (0) | 3/83 (4) | 18/164 (11) | 12/81 (15) | 5/83 (6) | 51/164 (31) | 23/81 (28) | 10/83 (12) | | Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 965 | 20/481 (4) | 3/242 (1) | 6/242 (2) | 34/481 (7) | 30/242 (12) | 20/242 (8) | 128/481 (27) | 83/242 (34) | 33/242 (14) | | Female | 770 | 11/374 (3) | 0/186 (0) | 10/210 (5) | 28/374 (7) | 15/186 (8) | 8/210 (4) | 127/374 (34) | 50/186 (27) | 23/210 (11) | | Nature of centers | | | | | | | | | | | | Civil hospital | 659 | 0/65 (0) | 2/197 (1) | 14/395 (4) | 13/65 (20) | 15/199 (8) | 24/395 (6) | 22/65 (34) | 59/199 (30) | 50/395 (13) | | Medical college | 681 | 26/534 (5) | 1/147 (1) | -- | 34/534 (6) | 26/147 (18) | -- | 199/534 (37) | 60/147 (41) | -- | | Subdistrict hospital | 271 | 4/132 (3) | 0/82 (0) | 2/57 (4) | 9/132 (7) | 4/82 (5) | 4/57 (7) | 26/132 (20) | 14/82 (17) | 6/57 (11) | | Municipal corporation hospital | 124 | 1/124 (1) | -- | -- | 6/124 | -- | -- | 8/124 (6) | -- | -- | | Education | | | | | | | | | | | | Postgraduate | 1465 | 25/672 (4) | 3/341 (1) | 16/452 (4) | 48/672 (7) | 20/341 (6) | 28/452 (6) | 214/672 (32) | 104/341 (31) | 56/452 (12) | | Undergraduate | 270 | 6/183 (3) | 0/87 (0) | -- | 14/183 (8) | 25/87 (29) | -- | 41/183 (22) | 29/87 (33) | -- | | Pediatrician | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | 607 | 14/306 (5) | 3/173 (2) | 3/125 (2) | 27/306 (9) | 9/173 (5) | 13/128 (10) | 103/306 (34) | 77/173 (45) | 9/128 (7) | | No | 1128 | 17/549 (3) | 0/255 (0) | 13/311 (4) | 35/549 (6) | 36/255 (14) | 15/324 (5) | 152/549 (28) | 56/255 (22) | 47/324 (15) |
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