Table 5.
Factors associated with LTFU among the intervention and comparison group participants
| Factor | Intervention | Comparison group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate HR (95% CI) | p value | Multivariate HR (95% CI) | p value | Univariate HR (95% CI) | p value | Multivariate HR (95% CI) | p value1 | |
| CD4 | 0.01 | 0.12 | <0.001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| <200 | 0.75 (0.54, 0.03) | 1.55 (1.11, 2.15) | 3.20 (2.52, 4.53) | 2.13 (1.63, 2.75) | ||||
| 200 to <350 | 0.31 (0.21, 0.45) | 0.86 (0.58, 1.27) | 2.52 (1.98, 3.21) | 1.83 (1.41, 2.36) | ||||
| 350+ | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Weight WT | 0.83 | 0.65 | 0.001 | 0.0200 | ||||
| <45 | 0.98 (0.99, 1.02) | 0.29 (0.02, 0.32) | 0.96 (0.68, 1.36) | 1.48 (0.95, 2.31) | ||||
| 45–60 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| 60+ | 0.94 (0.97, 2.03) | 0.34 (0.03, 2.01) | 1.60 (1.31, 1.96) | 2.01 (1.63, 2.49) | ||||
| HBG | 0.74 | 0.09 | <0.001 | <0.000 | ||||
| <8.5 | 1.11 (0.60, 2.07) | 1.93 (0.91, 3.67) | 0.40 (0.38, 0.43) | 3.24 (2.97, 3.55) | 1 | |||
| 8.5 to <10 | 0.68 (0.47, 0.99) | 0.10 (0.06,0.16) | 0.44 (0.42, 0.46) | 0.48 (0.46, 0.51) | ||||
| 10 to <12 | 1.91 (1.32, 2.77) | 1.17 (1.11, 0.26) | 0.57 (0.55, 0.60) | 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) | ||||
| 12+ | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| ART duration | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.001 | ||||
| <12 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| 12+ | 0.39 (0.27–0.57) | 0.42 (0.28–0.63) | 2.34 (1.98–0.21) | 2.51 (1.84–0.43) | ||||
| Gender | <0.000 | 0.0400 | ||||||
| Male | 0.02 (0.01–10.47) | 0.85 | 1.49 (1.22–0.82) | 1 | 1.28 (1.01–0.63) | |||
| Female | Reference | Reference | ||||||
| Age | 0.89 | 0.002 | 0.0300 | |||||
| <30 | 3.31 (0.01–0.67) | 0.87 (0.64–0.99) | 0.73 (0.54–0.99) | |||||
| 30 to <40 | 3.23 (0.01–0.23) | 0.92 (0.79–0.15) | 0.89 (0.69–0.14) | |||||
| 40 to <50 | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||||
| 50+ | 5.21 (0.02–0.23) | 0.24 (0.06–0.38) | 0.14 (0.06–0.35) | |||||
1p value was obtained from Chi square test