Table 3.

Summary of predictors of retention in care, and associated articles—developed countries

Predictor(s) of retention in care	Number of articles in which predictor(s) is/are cited	Referenced in first author (article #)
Substance use	7	Althoff [14], Dombrowski [23], Giordano [15], Lourenço [16], Noysk [12], Rebeiro [17], Tobias [10]
Demographic	7	Althoff [14], Blank [19], Giordano [15], Horberg [20], Noysk [12], Rebeiro [17], Richey [21]
Physical health	6	Adams [22], Blank [19], Giordano [15], Noysk [12], Richey [21], Tedaldi [7]
Mental health	4	Blank [19], Dombrowski [23], McMahon [18], Tobias [10]
Support	4	Althoff [14], Kelly [26], Tobias [10], Waldrop-Valverde [25]
Health beliefs	3	Blank [19], McMahon [18], Tobias [10]
Social/welfare	3	Blank [19], Rebeiro [17], Tedaldi [7]
Cognitive impairment	1	Waldrop-Valverde [25]
Domestic violence	1	Schafer [24]
Linkage to care	2	Adams [22], Richey [21]
Time	1	McMahon [18]