Table 5.
Sociodemographic characteristics of withdrawn participants (transferred and lost to follow-up) versus all followed participants at 6 months
| Variables | Withdrawn at 6th month (Transferred out + lost to follow-up) n = 93 | Present or deceased at 6th month n = 186 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: n (%) | |||
| Female | 34 (36.6) | 80 (43.0) | 0.30 |
| Male | 59 (63.4) | 106 (57.0) | |
| Age (years): n (%) | |||
| 18–25 | 18 (19.4) | 38 (20.4) | 0.99 |
| 26–40 | 54 (58.1) | 109 (58.6) | |
| 41–55 | 16 (17.2) | 30 (16.1) | |
| 56–80 | 5 (5.4) | 9 (4.8) | |
| Level of education: n (%) | |||
| None | 4 (4.3) | 7 (3.8) | 0.09 |
| Nusery/primary | 32 (34.4) | 40 (21.5) | |
| Secondary | 44 (47.3) | 99 (53.2) | |
| Tertiary | 13 (14.0) | 40 (21.5) | |
| Marital status: n (%) | |||
| Single | 60 (64.5) | 117 (62.9) | 0.21 |
| Married | 26 (28.0) | 51 (27.4) | |
| Cohabitation | 3 (3.2) | 15 (8.1) | |
| Widower | 4 (4.3) | 2 (1.1) | |
| Divorced | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Social category: n (%) | |||
| Student | 11 (11.8) | 35 (18.8) | 0.17 |
| Working in public sector | 4 (4.3) | 17 (9.1) | |
| Working in formal private sector | 15 (16.1) | 20 (10.8) | |
| Working in informal private sector | 25 (26.9) | 53 (28.5) | |
| No work | 38 (40.9) | 61 (32.8) | |
| Monthly income (XAF/ US Dollars): n (%) | |||
| < 50,000 | 28 (30.1) | 43 (23.1) | 0.36 |
| 50,000–149,000 | 13 (14.0) | 32 (17.2) | |
| > 149,000 | 1 (1.1) | 7 (3.8) | |
| Not reported | 51 (54.8) | 104 (55.9) | |
| HIV status: n (%) | |||
| Negative | 63 (67.8) | 120 (64.5) | 0.40 |
| Positive | 15 (16.1) | 24 (12.9) | |
| Unknown | 15 (16.1) | 42 (22.6) | |
Step by step binary logistic regression was done for all variables (p > 0.05)