Table 2. Factors associated with pre-treatment loss to care after HIV diagnosis in a cohort of newly diagnosed HIV-infected persons in two PEPFAR sites, Durban, South Africa, 2006–2007.
| Factor | N (total) | % PTLC | Crude RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) |
| Total | 454 | 45.4 | — | — |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 45 and over | 69 | 36.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Under 45 | 381 | 46.7 | 1.29 (0.93, 1.80) | 1.30 (0.95, 1.78) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 199 | 43.2 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 255 | 47.1 | 1.09 (0.89, 1.34) | 1.13 (0.93, 1.38) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary or none | 104 | 43.3 | 1.00 | |
| Some high school | 209 | 45.9 | 1.06 (0.81, 1.38) | |
| Matrica or more | 134 | 45.5 | 1.05 (0.79, 1.40) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| No full-time job | 245 | 43.3 | 1.00 | |
| Full-time job | 205 | 47.8 | 1.10 (0.90, 1.35) | |
| Marital/living arrangement | ||||
| Unmarried/Lives alone | 63 | 46.0 | 1.00 | |
| Unmarried/Lives with others | 301 | 45.9 | 1.00 (0.74, 1.34) | |
| Married/With children | 47 | 51.1 | 1.11 (0.75,1.63) | |
| Married/No children | 19 | 36.8 | 0.80 (0.42, 1.53) |
RR: risk ratio.
CI: confidence interval.
a
Equivalent to completing high school in the US school system.