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

TABLE 3.

Drop-off 2: Factors associated with eligible people with HIV not started on tuberculosis treatment.

Variable Univariate
Multivariate
OR 95% CI P aOR 95% CI P
Age (years)
5–14 (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
15–24 0.26 0.88–0.76 0.014 0.17 0.05–0.60 0.006
25–34 0.32 0.12–0.89 0.029 0.32 0.10–0.98 0.047
35–44 0.28 0.10–0.81 0.018 0.20 0.06–0.65 0.008
45–54 0.26 0.76–0.89 0.032 0.16 0.03–0.70 0.015
55–64 0.54 0.17–1.74 0.303 0.10 0.02–0.44 0.002
65+ 0.18 0.04–0.81 0.025 0.18 0.03–1.00 0.051
Sex
Male (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Female 1.42 0.96–2.08 0.078 0.76 0.46–1.25 0.280
District
Urban (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Rural 1.23 0.83– 1.82 0.298 0.38 0.21–0.68 0.001
ART delivery
SoC (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
MMD 25.90 10.82–62.04 < 0.001 8.65 2.72–27.48 < 0.001
DMoC 50.44 27.45–92.70 < 0.001 29.22 13.29–64.23 < 0.001
ART status
Starting ART (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Already on ART 1.96 1.27– 3.03 0.002 0.43 0.21–0.88 0.020
W4SS result
Negative (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Positive 0.05 0.03–0.08 < 0.001 0.05 0.03–0.11 < 0.001
Not Screened 0.47 0.06–3.96 0.488 0.48 0.01–17.59 0.690
Previous TB
No (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 1.94 1.12–3.34 0.017 4.46 2.14–9.28 < 0.001
Viral load done
No (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 0.56 0.33–0.93 0.026 0.32 0.15–0.67 0.002

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.