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Table 2 CD4 count at ART initiation among men receiving MMT vs two comparators not receiving MMT

From: Retrospective analysis of antiretroviral therapy uptake and retention of male clients receiving methadone maintenance therapy in two provinces in Vietnam: potential synergy of the two therapies

 

Number

Median age (IQR)

Median CD4 count at ART initiation (IQR), cells/mm3

p value

Males receiving MMT

28

34 (31–38)

203 (57–273)

0.038

Males who self-reported injection drug use and not receiving MMT

167

32 (29–36)

80 (42–222)

 

Males receiving MMT

28

34 (31–38)

203 (57–273)

0.009

Males not receiving MMT

428

33 (30–38)

76 (23–208)

 

Females (not self-reporting injection drug use)

265

31 (28–36)

184 (68–278)

 
  1. Females were not included in the analysis, since very few females reported injection drug use. Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the values between those receiving and not receiving MMT