TABLE 3.

Populations Served by Current Differentiated Service Delivery Models for HIV Treatment and Criteria for Defining Stability, by Country

Population or RequirementsMalawi, No.South Africa, No.Zambia, No.Total, No.
Population eligible
Number of organization-models264341110
All patients (no restrictions by disease status or age)2103
Stable and not stable patients
 Adults and adolescents/youth0202
 Adolescents/youth (age restrictions vary)5207
 Children (age restrictions vary)0011
 Total stable and not stable patients54110
Stable patients only
 All ages001010
 Adults10311455
 Adults and adolescents/youth0099
 Adolescents/youth (age restrictions vary)0033
 Children (age restrictions vary)0101
 Total stable patients only10323678
Advanced disease/not stable patients only
 All ages4217
 Adults2204
 Children (age restrictions vary)1001
 Total advanced disease/not stable patients74112
Pregnant/postpartum women only (any disease status)1102
MSM/FSW (any disease status)1135
Requirements to be regarded as stable
Number of organization-models10323678
ART ≥ 6 months and 1 suppressed viral load54918
ART ≥ 12 months and 1 suppressed viral load102324
ART ≥ 12 months and 2 suppressed viral loads026026
Not specified42410
  • Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; FSW, female sex worker; MSM, men who have sex with men.