Table 1. Univariable analysis: demographic and clinical variables and LTFU.
| Number1 (%LTFU) | LTFU rate (per 100 p/y) | Hazard Ratio2(95% CI) | P value of association with LTFU (LRT) | ||
| Age in years | <27 | 60(38.3) | 15.02 | 1.00 | 0.01 |
| 27–31 | 77(39.0) | 14.36 | 0.94 (0.55–1.63) | ||
| 32–37 | 88(26.1) | 9.33 | 0.60 (0.34–1.07) | ||
| 38–44 | 77 (29.9) | 9.88 | 0.61 (0.34–1.09) | ||
| >44 | 78 (12.8) | 4.46 | 0.28 (0.13–0.58) | ||
| Age in years (linear term) | 0.96 (0.94–0.98) | <0.01 | |||
| Gender | Female | 241 (27.8) | 9.68 | 1.00 | 0.37 |
| Male | 139 (30.2) | 11.23 | 1.19 (0.81–1.76) | ||
| Clinic | 1 | 120 (26.7) | 8.85 | 1.00 | <0.01 |
| 2 | 153(38.6) | 14.74 | 1.99 (1.28–3.07) | ||
| 3 | 107 (16.8) | 5.92 | 0.71 (0.40–1.27) | ||
| Marital status | Never married | 299 (30.8) | 11.08 | 1.00 | 0.08 |
| Ever married (married, divorced, separated or widowed) | 81 (21.0) | 7.22 | 0.65 (0.89–1.08) | ||
| Number of current sexual relationships | 0 | 139(30.9) | 11.85 | 1.00 | 0.19 |
| ≥1 | 241(27.4) | 9.39 | 0.77 (0.53–1.13) | ||
| Religion | None | 49 (34.7) | 12.87 | 1.00 | 0.48 |
| Zionist | 120 (30.0) | 10.41 | 0.73 (0.41–1.31) | ||
| Shembe | 69 (23.2) | 7.84 | 0.57 (0.29–1.13) | ||
| Christian | 122 (29.5) | 11.05 | 0.77 (0.43–1.38) | ||
| Other | 20 (20.0) | 6.88 | 0.48 (0.16–1.42) | ||
| Religion importance | Not at all | 68 (29.4) | 10.58 | 1.00 | 0.63 |
| Somewhat | 68 (26.5) | 9.15 | 0.76 (0.40–1.44) | ||
| Very | 245 (29.0) | 10.44 | 0.95 (0.58–1.57) | ||
| Employment | No | 283 (28.6) | 10.50 | 1.00 | 0.45 |
| Yes | 97 (28.9) | 9.52 | 0.85 (0.55–1.31) | ||
| Government grant (self) | No | 174 (28.7) | 10.76 | 1.00 | 0.45 |
| Yes | 206 (28.6) | 9.82 | 0.86 (0.59–1.26) | ||
| Government grant (household) | No | 140 (30.0) | 11.21 | 1.00 | 0.49 |
| Yes | 240 (27.9) | 9.69 | 0.87 (0.59–1.28) | ||
| Time since HIV diagnosis | This month | 59 (27.1) | 10.13 | 1.00 | 0.91 |
| <one year | 194 (29.9) | 10.74 | 1.10 (0.63–1.91) | ||
| 1–2 years | 57 (28.1) | 9.69 | 0.98 (0.49–1.96) | ||
| 3+ years | 70 (27.1) | 9.38 | 0.92 (0.47–1.79) | ||
| Highest Educational level 3 | <1 year | 24 (20.8) | 7.41 | 1.00 | 0.02 |
| Primary School | 86 (17.4) | 5.82 | 0.75 (0.27–2.05) | ||
| Secondary, not matric | 148 (33.8) | 11.75 | 1.56 (0.62–3.91) | ||
| Matric and higher | 98 (34.7) | 12.63 | 1.69 (0.66–4.32) | ||
| Number of children | None | 35 (40.0) | 17.72 | 1.00 | 0.02 |
| 1 child | 66 (27.3) | 9.63 | 0.45 (0.22–0.90) | ||
| 2 children | 80 (30.0) | 9.93 | 0.45 (0.23–0.87) | ||
| 3 children | 62 (40.3) | 14.26 | 0.68 (0.36–1.32) | ||
| 4+ children | 137 (20.4) | 7.31 | 0.35 (0.18–0.67) | ||
| On TB treatment at Initiation 4 | No | 259 (25.9) | 8.78 | 1.00 | 0.12 |
| Yes | 86 (27.9) | 9.64 | 1.14 (0.71–1.81) | ||
| Don't know | 18 (38.9) | 16.60 | 2.52 (1.15–5.50) | ||
| CD4 count (quartile) 5 | 0–76 | 96 (30.2) | 11.50 | 1.00 | 0.65 |
| 77–133 | 95 (30.5) | 11.10 | 0.95 (0.57–1.59) | ||
| 134–174 | 92 (30.4) | 10.28 | 0.86 (0.51–1.44) | ||
| >174 | 94 (24.5) | 8.43 | 0.72 (0.42–1.24) | ||
| CD4 count (binary) 6 | 0–100 | 126 (32.5) | 12.30 | 1.00 | 0.14 |
| >100 | 251 (27.1) | 9.38 | (0.75 (0.51–1.10) | ||
| Migration | No migration in last 2 years | 214 (25.2) | 8.94 | 1.00 | 0.19 |
| Migration in last 2 years | 62 (32.3) | 10.49 | 1.17 (0.71–1.96) | ||
| Missing data | 104 (33.7) | 12.90 | 1.49 (0.98–2.28) | ||
1
n = 380 unless stated;
2
Cox Regression;
3
n = 356;
4
n = 363;
5
n = 377;
6
n = 377.