Table 3.
Proportions and odds ratios of good retention by study arm and socio-demographic characteristics
| All follow up visits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good retention (5/6 of 6 visits) n (%) | Odd Ratios (95% CI) | |||
| Yes | No | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| All participants | 495 (74.9) | 166 (25.1) | – | – |
| Study arm | ||||
| Phone tracing | 235 (71.2) | 95 (28.8) | 1 (reference) | 1 |
| Physical tracing | 260 (78.5) | 71 (21.4)¶ | 1.48 (1.04–2.11)¶ | 1.56 (1.08–2.26)¶ |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 295 (73.2) | 108 (26.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 200 (77.5) | 58 (22.5) | 1.26 (0.87–1.82) | 1.70 (0.99–2.91)ϕ |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–19 | 31 (63.3) | 18 (36.7) | 1 | 1 |
| 20–24 | 134 (76.6) | 41 (23.4) | 1.90 (0.96–3.74) | 1.99 (0.98–4.04)ϕ |
| 25–34 | 238 (74.4) | 82 (25.6) | 1.68 (0.89–3.17) | 1.54 (0.78–3.04) |
| 35–49 | 92 (78.6) | 25 (21.4) | 2.14 (1.03–4.43)¶ | 1.67 (0.76–3.67) |
| Education | ||||
| None | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary | 284 (74.9) | 95 (25.1) | 1.08 (0.48–2.39) | 1.19 (0.52–2.75) |
| Secondary and beyond | 173 (75.2) | 57 (24.8) | 1.08 (0.48–2.44) | 1.31 (0.55–3.10) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Fishing/Fishing relateda | 204 (75.6) | 66 (24.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Shop/Market | 35 (76.1) | 11 (23.9) | 1.03 (0.49–2.14) | 0.75 (0.32–1.75) |
| Bar/Lodge/Hotel | 49 (70.0) | 21 (30.0) | 0.75 (0.42–1.35) | 0.60 (0.28–1.27) |
| Farming | 61 (83.6) | 21 (16.4) | 1.64 (0.83–3.24) | 1.29 (0.63–2.66) |
| Housewife | 50 (75.8) | 16 (14.2) | 1.01 (0.54–1.89) | 0.76 (0.33–1.72) |
| Othersb | 96 (70.6) | 40 (29.4) | 0.78 (0.49–1.23) | 0.76 (0.47–1.24) |
| Community location | ||||
| Mainland | 251 (71.1) | 102 (28.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Island | 244 (79.2) | 64 (20.8)¶ | 1.55 (1.08–2.22)¶ | 1.62 (1.08–2.43)¶ |
| Duration of stay (years) | ||||
| Less than 1 | 51 (60.0) | 34 (40.0) | 1 | 1 |
| – 4 | 188 (72.6) | 71 (27.4) | 1.76 (1.06–2.95)¶ | 1.70 (0.99–2.92)ϕ |
| – 10 | 155 (80.7) | 37 (19.3) | 2.79 (1.59–4.90)¶ | 2.88 (1.58–5.28)¶ |
| More than 10 | 101 (80.8) | 24 (19.2) | 2.80 (1.51–5.22)¶ | 3.46 (1.78–6.73)¶ |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married | 152 (72.7) | 57 (27.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Married monogamous | 246 (75.7) | 79 (24.3) | 1.17 (0.78–1.73) | 0.93 (0.59–1.44) |
| Married polygamous | 97 (76.4) | 30 (23.6) | 1.21 (0.73–2.02) | 0.88 (0.49–1.55) |
¶Statistically significant at p < 0.05, ϕBorderline statistical significance 0.06<p > 0.05, aFishing, fishmongers, fish processing, boat maker/owner, bConstruction/Mechanic/Government/Clerical