The Need for a special baseline form to capture status of patient at start of ART

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There is a need for a seperate form to capture the status of the patient at start of ART. Examples of key variables to be captured in this form include; Clinical Stage at start of ART CD4 at Start of ART Date Initial Adherence Counseling Completed First Regimen Line at Start of ART First Regimen at Start of ART Weight at Start of ART Height BMI/MUAC Functional status at Start Pregnancy Status at Start of ART Breastfeeding Status at Start of ART INH Start Date INH Stop Date CTX Start Date CTX Stop Date TB Treatment Start Date TB Treatment Stop Date

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A new form called ART Commencement Form has been created, it captures all the details listed above.