Table 4.

Bivariable and Multivariable Cox Regression Analysis for Predictors of LTFU Among Adult HIV Patients on ART at South Gondar Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia, Sept 11, 2017–Sept 10, 2022

Variables	Outcome		CHR with 95% CI	AHR with 95% CI
	Loss to Follow-up	Censored
	N (%)	N (%)
Sex
Female	77 (22.9)	259 (77.1)	1	1
Male	36 (16.9)	176 (83.1)	0.75 (0.51, 1.12)	0.80 (0.52, 1.22)
Religion
Orthodox	89 (19.4)	369 (80.6)	1	1
Muslim	17 (23.3)	56 (76.7)	1 (0.595, 1.68)	0.82 (0.48, 1.43)
Protestant	7 (41.2)	10 (58.8)	2.43 (1.12, 5.24)*	1.97 (0.86, 4.51)
Marital status
Single	30 (28.8)	74 (71.2)	1	1
Married	55 (18.2)	248 (81.8)	0.55 (0.36, 0.87)*	0.82 (0.49, 1.35)
Widowed	9 (16.4)	46 (83.6)	0.47 (0.22, 0.98)*	0.76 (0.34, 1.71)
Divorced	19 (22.1)	67 (77.9)	0.92 (0.52, 1.65)	1.51 (0.78, 2.94)
Educational status
No formal education	45 (24.5)	139 (75.5)	1.82 (1.16, 2.86)*	1.68 (1.04, 2.72)*
Primary school	25 (24.8)	76 (75.2)	1.51 (0.89, 2.5)	1.64 (0.95, 2.83)
High school	10 (19.2)	42 (80.8)	1.55 (0.76, 3.15)	1.390 (0.66, 2.92)
College and above	33 (15.6)	178 (84.4)	1	1
Baseline viral load
≤1000 copies/mL	71 (22.2)	249 (77.8)	1	1
>1000 copies/mL	42 (18.4)	186 (81.6)	0.72 (0.49, 1.06)	1.06 (0.70, 1.60)
Current hemoglobin level
<10 g/dL	35 (18.4)	155 (81.6)	1	1
≥10 g/dL	78 (21.8)	280 (78.2)	1.45 (0.97, 2.18)	0.99 (0.62, 1.58)
Drug regimen change
Yes	58 (29.7)	137 (70.3)	1	1
No	55 (15.6)	298 (84.4)	0.56 (0.39, 0.82)*	0.79 (0.53, 1.17)
INH prophylaxis therapy
Yes	58 (28.2)	148 (71.8)	1	1
No	55 (16.1)	287 (83.9)	0.58 (0.39, 0.83)*	0.81 (0.53, 1.22)
ART adherence level
Good	72 (23.8)	230 (76.2)	1	1
Fair	35 (14.8)	202 (85.2)	0.56 (0.37, 0.84)*	0.80 (0.50, 1.27)
Poor	6 (66.7)	3 (33.3)	3.2 (1.39, 7.46)*	3.33 (1.38, 8.08)*
Substance use
Yes	60 (31.9)	128 (68.1)	2.97 (2.04, 4.33)*	2.38 (1.50, 3.75)*
No	53 (14.7)	307 (85.3)	1	1

Note: * P value <0.05.