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. 2026 Feb 12;27(1):1774. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v27i1.1774

TABLE 2.

Drop-off 1: Factors associated with people with HIV not receiving Xpert test.

Variable Univariate
Multivariate
OR 95% CI P aOR 95% CI P
Age (years)
5–14 (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
15–24 0.90 0.81–0.99 0.028 0.87 0.77–0.99 0.040
25–34 0.89 0.81–0.98 0.022 0.88 0.78–1.00 0.046
35–44 0.96 0.87–1.06 0.387 0.89 0.78–1.00 0.059
45–54 1.20 1.09–1.33 < 0.001 0.88 0.77–1.00 0.053
55–64 1.28 1.15–1.42 < 0.001 0.91 0.79–1.03 0.145
65+ 1.23 1.11–1.37 < 0.001 0.87 0.77–1.00 0.048
Sex
Male (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Female 1.03 1.00–1.06 0.046 0.89 0.86–0.92 < 0.001
District
Urban (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Rural 0.30 0.29–0.30 < 0.001 0.17 0.16–0.18 < 0.001
ART delivery
SoC (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
MMD 4.89 4.67–5.12 < 0.001 1.42 1.33–1.52 < 0.001
DMoC 3.49 3.35–3.63 < 0.001 1.10 1.03–1.18 0.003
ART status
Starting ART (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Already on ART 36.79 33.55–40.36 < 0.001 60.65 55.11–66.75 < 0.001
W4SS result
Negative (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Positive 0.016 0.014–0.019 < 0.001 0.009 0.008–0.011 < 0.001
Not Screened 9.33 6.71–12.97 < 0.001 15.56 11.15–21.72 < 0.001
Previous TB
No (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 0.91 0.81–1.02 0.097 0.68 0.58–0.79 < 0.001
Viral load done
No (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 0.83 0.80–0.86 < 0.001 0.79 0.75–0.83 < 0.001

OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference group; ART, antiretroviral therapy; W4SS, WHO four symptom screen; TB, tuberculosis; SoC, standard of care; MMD, multi-month dispensing; DMoC, differentiated models of care.