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Table 3. Predictors of lost to follow up among HIV positive children on ART, Ethiopia, 2023.

Predictors	Included studies	HR (95% CI)	Pooled HR (95% CI)
Advanced HIV disease	Menshw et al (2021)	2.2 0 (1.40; 3.34)	2.20 (1.71,2.73)	I² = 0%, p-value = 0.94
	Fisiha et al (2020)	2.00 (1.10; 3.10)
	Melaku et al (2017)	2.20 (1.6; 3.10)
Poor or fair ART treatment adherence	Menshw et al (2021)	6.6 0 (4.11; 10.56)	2.92 (1.31; 6.54)	I² = 90.8%, p-value < 0.001
	Fisiha et al (2020)	1.70 (1.10; 2.11)
	Hibstie et al (2020)	2.30 (1.40; 3.70)
Having Opportunistic infection	Fetene et al(2018)	2.26(1.08; 4.71)	2.59 (1.39; 4.78)	I² = 0%, p-value = 0.51
Having Opportunistic infection	Bankere et al (2022)	3.54 (1.152; 10.87)	2.59 (1.39; 4.78)	I² = 0%, p-value = 0.51
Age between 1–5 years	Menshw et al (2021)	1.60 (1.05; 2.46)	2.10 (1.44; 2.95)	I² = 57.5%, p-value = 0.095
	Fetene et al(2018)	3.86 (1.73; 8.61)
	Biru et al (2018)	3.76 (1.16; 12.27)
Rural residence	Hibstie et al (2020)	3.20 (2.00; 5.50)	1.15 (0.15; 8.84)	I² = 95%. p-value < 0.001
	Melaku et al (2017)	0.40 (0.20; 0.90)
	Biru et al (2018)	3.57 (11.64; 11.64)