Round Table Report - UCT Main - University of Cape Town
Round Table Report - UCT Main - University of Cape Town
Round Table Report - UCT Main - University of Cape Town
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Figure 10 4-year outcomes (proportion remaining<br />
care) <strong>of</strong> adult patients starting ART in the<br />
Western <strong>Cape</strong><br />
Proportion remaining in care (%)<br />
100<br />
95<br />
90<br />
Absolute Cumulative<br />
85<br />
80<br />
75<br />
70<br />
65<br />
60<br />
55<br />
50<br />
0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48<br />
Duration on ART in months<br />
Source: A Boulle: The evolution <strong>of</strong> ART scale-up programmes<br />
in Southern Africa.<br />
The outcomes data from the Free State and Western<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> indicate an ART programme <strong>of</strong> high quality,<br />
despite considerable barriers having been reported<br />
to entry into the Free State programme. As scale-up<br />
proceeds, there are new challenges to be faced. With<br />
increasing access to ART in the Western <strong>Cape</strong>, the<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> patients presenting with low CD4<br />
counts (