Table 2. Baseline characteristics among HIV-positive patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019 by loss to follow status at 12 months.
| Lost to follow up (n = 26937) n (%) | Not lost to follow up (n = 43700) n (%) | Total (N = 70637) n (%) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART initiation strategy | ||||
| ART Initiation ≤ 14 days | 24390(38.44) | 39052(61.56) | 63442(89.81) | <0.001 |
| ART Initiation > 14 days | 2547(35.4) | 4648(64.6) | 7195(10.19) | |
| Age Category | ||||
| 15–19 | 498(36.92) | 851(63.08) | 1349(1.91) | <0.001 |
| 20–24 | 2587(41.81) | 3601(58.19) | 6188(8.76) | |
| 25–29 | 4703(40.67) | 6862(59.33) | 11565(16.37) | |
| 30–34 | 5283(37.98) | 8627(62.02) | 13910(19.69) | |
| 35–39 | 4796(38.37) | 7704(61.63) | 12500(17.70) | |
| 40–44 | 3570(36.77) | 6138(63.23) | 9708(13.74) | |
| 45–49 | 2120(35.03) | 3932(64.97) | 6052(8.57) | |
| 50+ | 3380(36.09) | 5985(63.91) | 9365(13.26) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 18774(38.13) | 30466(61.87) | 49240(69.71) | 0.96 |
| Male | 8163(38.15) | 13234(61.85) | 21397(30.29) | |
| ART regimen at time of entry to cohort | ||||
| DTG | 3318(35.42) | 6049(64.58) | 9367(13.26) | <0.001 |
| NNRTI (EFV or NVP) | 23275(38.62) | 36984(61.38) | 60259(85.31) | |
| PI | 179(43.13) | 236(56.87) | 415(0.59) | |
| Other | 165(27.68) | 431(72.32) | 596(0.84) | |
| Facility Volume | ||||
| 0–499 | 25000(38.43) | 40051(61.57) | 65051(92.09) | <0.001 |
| 500–999 | 1937(34.68) | 3649(65.32) | 5586(7.91) | |
| State | ||||
| Benue | 5301(29.18) | 12868(70.82) | 18169(25.72) | <0.001 |
| Delta | 1302(42.01) | 1797(57.99) | 3099(4.39) | |
| Ekiti | 205(36.61) | 355(63.39) | 560(0.79) | |
| Enugu | 871(32.89) | 1777(67.11) | 2648(3.75) | |
| FCT | 2149(44.44) | 2687(55.56) | 4836(6.85) | |
| Gombe | 625(37.47) | 1043(62.53) | 1668(2.36) | |
| Imo | 907(35.94) | 1617(64.06) | 2524(3.57) | |
| Kaduna | 1561(33.42) | 3110(66.58) | 4671(6.61) | |
| Katsina | 392(33.36) | 783(66.64) | 1175(1.66) | |
| Kogi | 269(19.17) | 1134(80.83) | 1403(1.99) | |
| Lagos | 1761(43.69) | 2270(56.31) | 4031(5.71) | |
| Nasarawa | 2099(43.79) | 2694(56.21) | 4793(6.79) | |
| Ogun | 1206(44.44) | 1508(55.56) | 2714(3.84) | |
| Ondo | 588(34.21) | 1131(65.79) | 1719(2.43) | |
| Osun | 462(49.89) | 464(50.11) | 926(1.31) | |
| Oyo | 1814(53.35) | 1586(46.65) | 3400(4.81) | |
| Plateau | 1427(36.6) | 2472(63.4) | 3899(5.52) | |
| Rivers | 3998(47.58) | 4404(52.42) | 8402(11.89) |
*Chi-square test