Table 2.

Factors Associated with Attrition of CAGs among ART Users in Public Health Facilities at Dessie, Eastern Ethiopia, 2023.

		Attrition in CAGs		CHR [95% CI]	AHR [95% CI]
Variables	Category	Yes	No
Age (in years)	18–24	81	73	1.00	1.00
	25–67	149	11	0.08 [0.32, 1.89]	0.13 [0.32, 1.89]
	>68	7	2	2.10 [0.34, 3.83]	0.64 [0.31, 4.72]
Marital status	Unmarried	150	129	1.00	1.00
	Married	82	62	0.87 [0.40, 4.90]	0.11 [0.31, 3.92]
Recruitment level	Community	192	127	1.00	1.00
	Health facility	40	64	2.41 [0.80, 7.90] **	0.61 [0.42, 0.90] *
History of LTFU	Yes	71	63	1.00	1.00
	No	161	128	0.89 [0.12, 0.90] **	0.41 [0.09, 0.54] *
ART regimen change	No	74	64	1.00	1.00
	Yes	158	127	0.92 [0.39, 0.97] **	0.44 [0.28, 1.93]
Viral load outcome	Suppressed	60	44	1.00	1.00
	Unsuppressed	143	136	1.29 [1.10, 3.95] **	1.11 [0.22, 3.55]
	Missed	29	11	0.51 [0.10, 4.95]	0.11 [0.02, 2.65]
WHO clinical stage	Stage I	68	32	1.00	1.00
	Stage II	55	46	1.77 [1.05, 2.23] **	1.13 [0.94, 4.76]
	Stage III	59	70	2.52 [0.85, 7.23]	2.13 [0.64, 4.76]
	Stage V	50	43	1.82 [1.05, 5.23] **	1.13 [1.04, 3.76] *

Key: ** = P < 0.25, * = p-value <0.05, CHR = Crude Hazard Ratio, AHR: Adjusted Hazard Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval &1.00= Reference.