Table 1

Number of people attending the HIV outpatient clinics and participation in the East London project, 2004–2005

Hospital

Homerton

St Bartholomew's

Royal London

Newham

Whipp's Cross

Barking

Total

Data collection from:

26 May 04

16 Jun 04

29 Jun 04

13 Oct 04

29 Oct 04

10 Feb 05

26 May 04

Data collection till:

05 Nov 04

10 Nov 04

23 Dec 04

17 Feb 05

25 Feb 05

16 June 05

16 June 05


Patients attending the clinic

343

485

946

449

226

231

2680

Not seen by the researcher

67

41

31

42

30

21

232

Not eligible for the study

37

18

16

53

16

9

149

Reason

Too ill

13

14

2

4

5

4

42

Language

19

2

9

30

9

2

71

Newly diagnosed

5

2

5

19

2

3

36

Eligible for the study & invited to participate

239

100%

426

100%

899

100%

354

100%

180

100%

201

100%

2299

100%

Declined to participate

35

15%

26

6%

48

5%

31

9%

17

9%

14

7%

171

8%

Took questionnaire away

50

21%

88

21%

157

18%

95

27%

40

22%

11

5%

441

19%

but didn't return it

Completed a questionnaire

154

64%

312

73%

694

77%

228

64%

123

69%

176

88%

1687

73%

Completed it in the clinic

107

247

514

189

102

162

1321

Returned it by post

47

65

180

39

21

14

366


Elford et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:150   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-150

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