Table 4.

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

Predictor(s) of retention in care	Number of articles in which predictor(s) is/are cited	Referenced in first author (article #)
Physical health	11	Allam [37], Boyles [27], Charurat [28], Janssen [29], Koole [30], Mekuria [31], Mutasa-Apollo [32], Palombi [38], Thida [33], Ugoji [34], Vella [35], Yang [36]
Demographic	9	Allam [37], Boyles [27], Charurat [28], Koole [30], Mutasa-Apollo [32], Thida [33], Ugoji [34], Vella [35], Vuylsteke [39], Yang [36]
Process/clinic factors	6	Boyles [27], Koole [30], Mutasa-Apollo [32], Palombi [38], Vella [35], Vuylsteke [39]
Mental health	1	Krumme [40]