Table 2.
Patient and facility characteristics in relation to retention in carea
| Characteristic | N | N (%) retained in care | Univariate OR (95% CI) | p-value | Multivariate OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 408 | 69.4% | 0.75 (0.58-0.97) | 0.03 | 0.76 (0.60-0.97) | 0.03 |
| Male | 270 | 75.2% | Ref | Ref | ||
| Age group | ||||||
| < 10 years | 30 | 73.3% | 1.08 (0.41-2.84) | 0.87 | 1.12 (0.41-3.03) | 0.83 |
| 10-18 years | 20 | 50.0% | 0.39 (0.16-0.99) | 0.05 | 0.43 (0.17-1.06) | 0.07 |
| 19-48 years | 541 | 71.7% | Ref | Ref | ||
| 49+ years | 64 | 79.7% | 1.55 (0.79-3.04) | 0.21 | 1.46 (0.75-2.85) | 0.26 |
| Missing | 23 | 65.2% | 0.74 (0.47-1.16) | 0.19 | 0.83 (0.46-1.49) | 0.53 |
| Facility location | ||||||
| Rural/remote (n = 14) | 389 | 67.6% | 0.62 (0.41-0.93) | 0.02 | 0.62 (0.39-0.98) | 0.04 |
| Semi−/peri-urban (n = 6) | 289 | 77.2% | Ref | Ref | ||
| Facility size of expert client staff pool | ||||||
| 1 or fewer (n = 3) | 25 | 64.0% | 0.62 (0.41-0.94) | 0.03 | 0.82 (0.52-1.28) | 0.37 |
| 2-4 (n = 9) | 328 | 69.8% | 0.81 (0.49-1.33) | 0.40 | 0.86 (0.56-1.33) | 0.50 |
| 5+ (n = 8) | 325 | 74.2% | Ref | Ref | ||
| Facility level | ||||||
| III (n = 9) | 189 | 70.9% | 0.95 (0.63-1.42) | 0.80 | – | |
| IV (n = 11) | 489 | 72.0% | Ref | – | ||
| Days ART offered per week | ||||||
| 1 (n = 9) | 185 | 67.6% | 0.72 (0.48-1.08) | 0.11 | – | |
| 2-3 (n = 8) | 380 | 72.9% | 0.93 (0.54-1.60) | 0.79 | – | |
| 4-5 (n = 3) | 113 | 74.3% | Ref | – | ||
aRetention in care measured at 6 months among 678 patients newly initiated on ART at 20 facilities in Uganda. Logistic regression models used cluster-robust standard errors to account for clustering by health facility. Variables that were statistically significant in univariate models were included in the multivariable models