title: Gender differences in enrolment in an HIV-treatment programme in rural Lesotho, 2006-2008: a brief report.
abstract: The southern African nation of Lesotho has an HIV seroprevalence of approximately 25%. To address the need for HIV care in rural Lesotho, a project called the Rural Health Initative (RHI) was launched in seven clinics in 2006. Data on enrolment were collected retrospectively and analysed for trends in gender enrolment over time. Of 6001 enrolled, 3904 were women (65.1%) and 2097 (34.9%) were men. When analysed by month of enrolment, there was a higher percentage of men enrolled in December compared with the other months of the year (χ(2) = 15.98, P < 0.001). This may be due to the migratory work of the men in the mines of South Africa and suggests a need for targeted interventions to increase male enrolments over the entire calendar year.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, TB Research Unit, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. jjf38@case.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furin
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lesia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cancedda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haidar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramanagoaela
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rigodon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007927:Lesotho / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents