Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted rate ratios estimates of LTFU comparing young children to other age groups
| Effect of current age |
Effect of age at ART start |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Rate (95% CI) per 100 Person Years | Crude RR | Adjusted* RR | Rate (95% CI) per 100 Person Years | Crude RR | Adjusted* RR |
| Older children (5–9 years) |
5.07 (4.10, 6.26) | 1 | 1 | 4.08 (3.37, 4.93) | 1 | 1 |
| Young adolescents (10–14 years) | 2.97 (2.37, 3.73) | 0.57 (0.43, 0.80) | 0.63 (0.46, 0.86) | 3.86 (3.11, 4.78) | 0.95 (0.71, 1.26) | 0.93 (0.70, 1.24) |
| Older adolescents (15–19 years) | 7.39 (6.03, 9.06) | 1.46 (1.09, 1.96) | 1.58 (1.17, 2.13) | 10.58 (8.55, 13.11) | 2.60 (1.95, 3.45) | 2.43 (1.82, 3.24) |
| Young adults (20–24 years) |
16.91 (11.03, 25.94) | 3.34 (2.07, 5.38) | 3.94 (2.41, 6.46) | - | - | - |
| p-Value* | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
*adjusted for duration of ART, sex and calendar year.
LTFU = loss-to-follow-up.