Table 1. Baseline characteristics and factors associated with entry into care within 3 months of 7701 patients diagnosed with HIV infection from 2007 to 2011 in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
| Baseline characteristics |
Entry <3 months |
Multivariable analysis of factors associated with entry into care within 3 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 7701) | Overall | Males | Females | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | aRR (95% CI) | aRR (95% CI) | aRR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| <25 | 1543 (20.04) | 1021 (66.17) | 0.97 (0.93–1.01) | 0.91* (0.84–0.99) | 1.00 (0.95–1.06) |
| 25–35 | 3362 (43.66) | 2323 (69.1) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| 35–45 | 1897 (24.63) | 1383 (72.9) | 1.04* (1.00–1.08) | 1.05* (1.01–1.10) | 1.02 (0.96–1.07) |
| >45 | 899 (11.67) | 683 (75.97) | 1.06* (1.02–1.11) | 1.08* (1.02–1.14) | 1.05 (0.98–1.13) |
| Disadvantaged community | 2193 (28.48) | 1466 (66.85) | 0.95* (0.92–0.98) | 0.97 (0.92–1.01) | 0.93* (0.88–0.97) |
| Illiteracy | 4520 (58.75) | 3062 (67.74) | 0.91* (0.88–0.94) | 0.91* (0.87–0.94) | 0.92* (0.88–0.96) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Divorced/separated | 423 (5.51) | 304 (71.87) | 1.05 (0.99–1.12) | 1.09 (1.00–1.18) | 1.03 (0.95–1.12) |
| Married | 5558 (72.43) | 3840 (69.09) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Unmarried | 431 (5.62) | 309 (71.69) | 1.05 (0.98–1.12) | 1.08* (1.00–1.15) | 1.00 (0.82–1.23) |
| Widowed | 1262 (16.45) | 942 (74.64) | 1.08* (1.04–1.13) | 1.00 (0.92–1.08) | 1.12* (1.07–1.17) |
| Homeless | 856 (11.68) | 420 (49.07) | 0.71* (0.67–0.77) | 0.68* (0.61–0.75) | 0.76* (0.69–0.85) |
| Living near an ART centre | 2481 (32.22) | 1789 (72.11) | 1.03 (1.00–1.06) | 1.03 (0.98–1.07) | 1.03 (0.98–1.07) |
| Living near a town | 3316 (43.06) | 2387 (71.98) | 1.03* (1.00–1.06) | 1.01 (0.97–1.06) | 1.05* (1.01–1.10) |
| Poverty | 2740 (36.8) | 1768 (64.53) | 0.96* (0.92–0.99) | 0.93* (0.88–0.97) | 0.99 (0.95–1.05) |
| Year of HIV diagnosis | |||||
| 2007 | 1715 (22.27) | 941 (54.87) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| 2008 | 1640 (21.3) | 1057 (64.45) | 1.14* (1.08–1.21) | 1.09* (1.01–1.17) | 1.22* (1.13–1.33) |
| 2009 | 1618 (21.01) | 1140 (70.46) | 1.25* (1.19–1.32) | 1.17* (1.09–1.26) | 1.36* (1.26–1.47) |
| 2010 | 1562 (20.28) | 1277 (81.75) | 1.39* (1.33–1.46) | 1.31* (1.23–1.40) | 1.50* (1.39–1.62) |
| 2011 | 1166 (15.14) | 995 (85.33) | 1.42* (1.35–1.50) | 1.38* (1.29–1.48) | 1.49* (1.38–1.61) |
| Reason for HIV testing | |||||
| Symptoms | 5006 (65) | 3615 (72.21) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Pregnancy | 371 (4.82) | 256 (69) | 0.91* (0.85–0.99) | – | 0.91* (0.84–0.98) |
| HIV+partner | 1568 (20.36) | 1040 (66.33) | 0.89* (0.85–0.92) | 0.85* (0.79–0.91) | 0.90* (0.86–0.95) |
| Others | 756 (9.82) | 499 (66.01) | 0.95 (0.90–1.00) | 0.97 (0.91–1.04) | 0.91* (0.84–0.99) |
| Female gender | 3397 (44.11) | 2417 (71.15) | 1.08* (1.05–1.12) | ||
Notes.
*
P value <0.05. ART, antiretroviral therapy; aRR, adjusted risk ratio by Poisson regression with robust variance; CI, confidence interval.