Table 3.
Drop-out rate according to socio-demographic characteristics
| N° of lost to follow-up | P | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1373 (20.8%) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 423 (29.5%) | |
| Age at first positive anti-HIV test | ||
| < 30 | 797 (30.9%) | < 0.001 |
| 30–40 | 566 (21.4%) | |
| 40–50 | 258 (15.1%) | |
| > 50 | 168 (15.6%) | |
| Mode of HIV transmission | ||
| HS | 571 (20.6%) | < 0.001 |
| PWID | 552 (48.8%) | |
| MSM | 530 (15.0%) | |
| other/unknown | 143 (24.2%) | |
| Residency area | ||
| North | 929 (20.5%) | < 0.001 |
| Centre | 560 (20.9%) | |
| South | 307 (38.1%) | |
| Education | ||
| Elementary school | 141 (39.0%) | < 0.001 |
| Junior high school | 574 (31.8%) | |
| High school | 484 (18.8%) | |
| University | 129 (14.0%) | |
| Missing | 468 (19.8%) | |
| Employment | ||
| Unemployed | 755 (21.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Full time worker | 347 (38.1%) | |
| Self employed | 264 (21.4%) | |
| Temporary employed | 72 (37.5%) | |
| Student | 67 (22.6%) | |
| Retired | 50 (19.5%) | |
| Housewife | 94 (40.3%) | |
| other/unknown | 33 (16.2%) | |
| missing data | 114 (10.1%) | |