ART Engagement Patterns by Age Group at Two Clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi (2020, 2023)

2020 and 2023 data on antiretroviral therapy engagement patterns, broken down by age group and six-month intervals. The dataset was collected at the Lighthouse and Martin Preuss Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi, and authored by Hannock Tweya. It is a 13.5 KB Excel file shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in ART engagement over time based on the six-month interval data
• Compare patient retention patterns between different age groups mentioned in the description
• Evaluate the impact of clinic or program changes by comparing data from 2020 and 2023
• Model factors associated with sustained engagement in HIV care based on age demographics

Strengths

• Data covers two distinct time points (2020 and 2023) for longitudinal comparison.
• Focus on specific clinics (Lighthouse and Martin Preuss Centre) provides clear geographic and institutional context.
• Breakdown by age group and six-month intervals suggests granular temporal and demographic analysis is possible.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 13.5 KB file size indicates a very limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than individual patient records.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Hannock Tweya.

Time Range

2020 and 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 17:43:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lilongwe, Malawi (specifically the Lighthouse and Martin Preuss Centre clinics).