Summary of baseline characteristics, six

a<p><i>: p value from simple linear regression tests were presented for baseline CD4, baseline age, and baseline BMI; p value from Mantel-Haenszel chi-square tests were presented for gender, history of IDU, history of USS, baseline OI, baseline CTX, baseline TB, baseline WHO stage, and adherence; p value from log rank tests were presented for six month mortality and overall LTFU</i>.</p>b<p><i>: Six month mortality and overall LTFU were presented as rates per 100 person years with confidence interval</i>.</p>c<p><i>: IDU: Injecting drug user, ^d: USS: Unsafe sex, ^e: BMI: Body mass index, ^f: OI: Opportunistic infection, ^g: CTX:</i></p><p><i>Cotrimoxazol use, ^h: TB: Tuberculosis</i>.</p

Table 3. Cox Proportional Hazards Model of 6 month Mortality and LTFU by baseline characteristics and years of ART initiation in PLHIV in 13 outpatient clinics in Vietnam.

<p><i>Note: Statistic significances were presented in bold.</i></p>a<p><i>: IDU: Injecting drug user, ^b: USS: Unsafe sex, ^c: BMI [Body mass index], ^d: OI: Opportunistic infection, ^e: CTX:</i></p><p><i>Cotrimoxazol use, ^f: TB: Tuberculosis</i>.</p>g<p><i>: HR is reported for one year increase in age</i></p

Summary of baseline characteristics of PLHIV in 13 outpatient clinics in Vietnam [N = 3,449].

a<p><i>: IDU: Injecting drug user, ^b: USS: Unsafe sex, ^c: BMI: Body mass index, ^d: OI: Opportunistic infection, ^e: CTX:</i></p><p><i>Cotrimoxazol use, ^f: TB: Tuberculosis</i>.</p

Trends in six month Mortality and LTFU by calendar years in 13 outpatient clinics in Vietnam (N = 3,449).

<p>Trends in six month Mortality and LTFU by calendar years in 13 outpatient clinics in Vietnam (N = 3,449).</p

Characteristics of patients in the in-depth interviews.

<p>Characteristics of patients in the in-depth interviews.</p

Percentage of people seeking treatment very late, late and timely at six clinics (N = 934).

a<p>Provincial outpatient clinic.</p>b<p>District outpatient clinic.</p>c<p>Patients had the baseline CD4 greater than 350 cells/mm^3.</p

Referral sources of HIV positive patients to ART clinics^a.

a<p>The figure of referral sources extracted from Phu Nhuan clinic could not be used because they were not recorded for 76% patients at this clinic.</p>b<p>Provincial outpatient clinic.</p>c<p>District outpatient clinic.</p

Staff and clinic characteristics in six outpatient clinics, 2011.

a<p>Provincial outpatient clinic.</p>b<p>District outpatient clinic.</p>c<p>The US President Emergency Program for AIDS relief.</p

Content areas covered in the interviews with patients and service providers.

<p>Content areas covered in the interviews with patients and service providers.</p

Percentage of patients with a CD4 cell count test 6 months after their confirmed HIV positive test date.

a<p>Provincial outpatient clinic.</p>b<p>District outpatient clinic.</p