Table 3 Characteristics of the Testing phase participants

Age (in years)

43 [36-57]

36 [25-47]

Male gender

7 (58%)

9 (45%)

Married

10 (83%)

5 (25%)

Occupation

Spiritual healer 5 (42%)

Herbalist 4 (33%)

Birth attendant 2 (17%)

Bonesetter 1 (8%)

Laborer 15 (75%)

Business owner 5 (25%)

Christian religion

11 (92%)

19 (95%)

Years since HIV diagnosis

n/a

7 [2 - 18]

Days since the last clinic visit

n/a

83.5 [30 - 230]

Days since the last ART use

n/a

57.5 [4 - 449]^a

Baseline CASE adherence

n/a

3 [1-5]^b

100% ART adherence via 4-day recall [21]

n/a

1 (5%)

ART naïve

n/a

4 (20%)