Table 2.

Factors Associated with Early (30-day) Readmissions (N = 2776)

Factors	Unadjusted RR (95% CI)*	P-value	Adjusted RR (95% CI)**	P-value
Age
14–20 yrs	1
21–30 yrs	1.32 (0.71, 2.42)	0.37
31–40 yrs	1.03 (0.56, 1.90)	0.92
41–50 yrs	1.36 (0.72, 2.58)	0.34
50–99 yrs	0.99 (0.53, 1.86)	0.98
Gender
Male	1
Female	1.00 (0.74, 1.36)	0.99
HIV status
Negative	1		1
Positive	2.60 (1.77, 3.81)	< 0.0001	2.41 (1.64, 3.53)	< 0.0001
Unknown	0.94 (0.57, 1.54)	0.80	1.06 (0.64, 1.73)	0.83
Discharge Diagnoses
Anemia	1.77 (1.21, 2.60)	< 0.0001
Pneumonia	1.24 (0.83, 1.84)	0.30
Sepsis	0.90 (0.56, 1.44)	0.66
Heart failure	1.49 (0.87, 2.59)	0.15
Malaria	0.35 (0.17, 0.71)	0.01	0.45 (0.22, 0.91)	< 0.0001
Pulmonary TB	1.38 (0.74, 2.56)	0.31
Malignancy	3.30 (2.00, 5.48)	< 0.0001
Diabetes	1.41 (0.74, 2.69)	0.30
Gastroenteritis	0.54 (0.24, 1.21)	0.14
Meningitis	0.63 (0.28, 1.39)	0.25
Multiple discharge diagnosis (non-HIV)
No	1		1
Yes	1.53 (1.12, 2.08)	0.01	1.52 (1.11, 2.06)	0.01
Length of stay
0–1 days	1		1
2–7 days	1.96 (1.02, 3.73)	0.04	1.56 (0.82, 3.00)	0.17
8–15 days	3.50 (1.77, 6.91)	< 0.0001	2.43 (1.22, 4.84)	0.01
≥ 16 days	5.05 (2.41, 10.62)	< 0.0001	3.63 (1.72, 7.67)	< 0.0001
Outcome (Index Admission)
Discharge	1
Abscond	1.15 (0.44, 3.01)	0.78
Transfer	0.91 (0.30, 2.76)	0.86

*RR Risk Ratio, **Adjusted Risk Ratio based on a multivariable model that variables are still significant at p < 0.05.

Table 2 shows the multivariable relationship between HIV-positive status and early readmission