Table 4. Demographic and clinical characteristics at ART-initiation associated with LTF and death among ART patients at 41 ICAP supported health facilities in Rwanda, January 2005-September 2010 (N = 17,212).
| LTF | Death | |||||||
| Adult patients | HR | 95% CI | AHR* | 95% CI | Crude HR | 95% CI | AHR* | 95% CI |
| Gender | ||||||||
| male | 1.2 | 1.1–1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2–1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4–1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2–1.5 |
| Age at ART Initiation | ||||||||
| 15–20 | 1.7 | 1.0–2.9 | 1.2 | 0.7–2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8–2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6–2.0 |
| 21–30 | 1.6 | 1.3–1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2–1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.1 |
| 31–40 | 1 | Reference | 1 | reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| 41–50 | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | 1.6 | 1.4–1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2–1.6 |
| 51–60 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.1 | 2.0 | 1.6–2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4–2.2 |
| >60 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4–1.4 | 3.6 | 2.9–4.6 | 3.1 | 2.4–4.0 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 1 | Reference | 1 | reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Married/in union | 0.5 | 0.3–0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.2 |
| divorced/separate | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9–2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.6 |
| Widowed | 0.4 | 0.3–0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5–0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1–1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.3 |
| missing | 0.7 | 0.5–1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3–3.2 | 1.7 | 1.0–3.0 |
| WHO Stage at enrollment | ||||||||
| Stage 1 | 1 | Reference | 1 | reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Stage II | 0.9 | 0.6–1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.6 | 2.3 | 1.5–3.5 | 1.8 | 1.2–2.8 |
| Stage III | 0.9 | 0.6–1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.5 | 5.4 | 3.6–7.9 | 3.2 | 2.2–4.3 |
| Stage IV | 1.7 | 1.2–2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0–2.9 | 15.1 | 9.1–25.1 | 8.4 | 5.2–13.4 |
| missing | 0.9 | 0.7–1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.4 | 2.8 | 1.8–4.3 | 2.2 | 1.5–3.3 |
| CD4 count | ||||||||
| <100 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 2.6 | 1.9–3.5 | 2.1 | 1.5–2.9 |
| 100–199 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5–0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.4 |
| 200–349 | 0.6 | 0.5–0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5–0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 |
| ≥350 | 1 | Reference | 1 | reference | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| missing | 0.7 | 0.5–1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.2 | 1.9 | 0.9–3.6 | 1.6 | 0.9–2.8 |
| Calendar year of enrollment into care | ||||||||
| 2005 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.9 | 2.8 | 2.1–3.8 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.7 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3–1.0 | 1.9 | 1.4–2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.4 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.7 | 1.7 | 1.4–2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9–1.5 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 0.4–0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1–1.8 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.5 |
| 2009 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0–1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9–1.5 |
| 2010 | 1 | Reference | 1 | reference | 1 | reference | 1 | Reference |
| Facility type | ||||||||
| Primary | 0.7 | 0.4–1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5–1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.1 |
| Setting | ||||||||
| Rural | 0.5 | 0.2–1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0–1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1–2.1 |
Adjusted for all the other variables in the table.
Bolded figures were statistically significant at p<0.05.