Frequency Of Specimen Rejection And Associated Factors At St. Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: In resource limited settings CD4+ T cell count (CD4 testing) facility is notrnavailable in peripheral areas and often either patients need to travel long distances or the samplesrnneed to be transported to the centers where the facility for CD4 testing is available. These resultsrncategory completed CD4 testing within 12 weeks of HIV testing. Among those not immediatelyrneligible for ART (CD4 cells > 200/μl), only 31.5% completed CD4 testing within 12 weeks.rnOverall, of HIV+ patients who initiated CD4 testing, 61.65% did not complete it within 12rnweeks of diagnosis. Among the predicting factors, the higher the baseline CD4 cell count, thernlower the odds of completing CD4 testing within 12 weeks (P 200/μl and werernthus eligible for pre-ART medical care.

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