Table 3. Hazard ratios (HR) of LTFU according to Cox regression analyses, Ethiopia, 2017.
| Hazard ratios (HR) of LTF | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No. Participants | Incident LTFU | Person-Year | LTFU rate per 100 PYO | cHR (95%CI) | aHR (95%CI) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 147 | 7 | 141.1 | 4.96 (1.98, 10.22) | 0.65 (0.25, 1.68) | |
| Male | 157 | 11 | 146.3 | 7.52 (3.74, 13.45) | Ref | |
| Caregivers Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 25 | 4 | 22.22 | 18 (4.84, 46.09) | 3.38 (1.11, 10.27)* | 3.57(1.10, 11.64)* |
| Urban | 279 | 14 | 265.47 | 5.27 (2.88, 8.84) | Ref | Ref |
| Age (in years) | ||||||
| 0–3 | 35 | 7 | 29 | 2.41 (1.05, 4.77) | 5.61 (2.03, 15.51)* | 3.76 (1.16, 12.27)* |
| 4–8 | 71 | 3 | 67.36 | 4.45 (1.13, 12.12) | 1.03 (0.28.3.92) | 0.87 (0.22, 3.37) |
| > 9 | 198 | 8 | 190.99 | 4.19 (1.94, 7.95) | Ref | Ref |
| Baseline child BMI for age | ||||||
| z-score < –2 | 42 | 3 | 38.35 | 7.82 (1.57, 22.86) | 1.43 (0.41, 5.03) | 1.37 (0.35, 5.29) |
| z-score > –2–2 | 253 | 13 | 241.93 | 5.37 (2.85, 9.18) | Ref | Ref |
| Baseline WHO stage | ||||||
| stage I & II | 226 | 15 | 214.6 | 6.99 (3.91, 11.53) | 1.70 (0.49, 5.87) | 1.36 (0.36, 5.06) |
| stage III & IV | 78 | 3 | 72.77 | 4.12 (0.82, 12.04) | Ref | Ref |
| Biological Parents vital status | ||||||
| Both parents alive | 169 | 13 | 158.5 | 1.06 (0.91, 1.24) | 2.09 (0.75, 5.89) | 1.28 (0.37, 4.38) |
| One or both died | 135 | 5 | 129.2 | 1.05 (0.87, 1.23) | Ref | Ref |
| Caregiver-Child relation | ||||||
| Biological family | 239 | 16 | 225 | 7.11 (4.06, 11.55) | 2.21 (0.51, 9.59) | 1.20 (0.22, 6.52 |
| Others | 65 | 2 | 62.65 | 3.19 (0.35, 11.53) | Ref | Ref |
* P value < 0.05