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

TABLE 4.

Drop-off 3: Factors associated with people with HIV not completing tuberculosis treatment.

Variable Univariate
Multivariate
OR 95% CI P aOR 95% CI P
Age (years)
5–14 (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
15–24 2.50 0.72–8.62 0.147 2.43 0.61–9.75 0.210
25–34 2.09 0.61–7.13 0.240 2.12 0.53–8.41 0.287
35–44 2.63 0.77–9.00 0.124 2.47 0.62–9.87 0.201
45–54 2.73 0.76–9.75 0.123 2.40 0.58–10.00 0.229
55–64 1.67 0.44–6.27 0.450 1.22 0.28–5.35 0.791
65+ 1.89 0.50–7.12 0.348 1.65 0.37–7.38 0.512
Sex
Male (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Female 1.04 0.84–1.31 0.703 0.98 0.77–1.24 0.872
District
Urban (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Rural 1.12 0.89–1.41 0.315 0.89 0.68–1.16 0.387
ART delivery
SoC (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
MMD 0.65 0.14–3.01 0.580 0.25 0.06–1.11 0.069
DMoC 1.70 0.67–4.35 0.267 0.63 0.21–1.91 0.418
ART status
Starting ART (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Already on ART 1.27 1.01–1.60 0.040 0.92 0.71–1.21 0.568
W4SS result
Negative (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Positive 0.27 0.20–0.35 < 0.001 0.21 0.15–0.29 < 0.001
Not Screened 0.20 0.02–1.69 0.138 0.19 0.02–1.71 0.138
Previous TB
No (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 2.27 1.59–3.24 < 0.001 2.50 1.71–3.66 < 0.001
Viral load done
No (Ref) 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 0.76 0.54–1.07 0.117 0.77 0.52–1.15 0.210

OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference group; ART, antiretroviral therapy; 4SS, WHO Four Symptom Screen; TB, tuberculosis; SoC, standard of care; MMD, multi-month dispensing; DMoC, differentiated models of care.