Table 3: Results from multivariable logistic regression models estimating the associations between being matched to an HDSS record with various patient characteristics in rural Tanzania, overall and by clinic.
Abbreviations: CTC - HIV care and treatment centre; ANC - antenatal clinic; HTC - HIV testing and counselling clinic; HDSS - health and demographic surveillance system
Note: all statistics are given in n(%)
a Clinic differences tested for statistical significance with chi-square (𝜒2) tests
| Overall | CTC | ANC | HTC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Sample size (number missing) | 2,624 (22) | 556 (6) | 1,285 (10) | 783 (6) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Male | 0.89 (0.67, 1.17) | 1.34 (0.77, 2.33) | 0.32 (0.13, 0.81) | 0.92 (0.61, 1.37) |
| Age, per 5-year increase | 1.07 (1.02, 1.12) | 1.17 (1.06, 1.28) | 0.95 (0.87, 1.05) | 1.07 (0.99, 1.16) |
| Sub-village of residence, has road | ||||
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 1.44 (1.02, 2.03) | 2.69 (1.22, 5.95) | 1.39 (0.86, 2.25) | 0.95 (0.48, 1.85) |
| Sub-village of residence, type | ||||
| Rural | 1.44 (0.97, 2.14) | 0.62 (0.25, 1.52) | 1.54 (0.87, 2.74) | 2.41 (1.10, 5.31) |
| Peri-urban | 1.13 (0.89, 1.53) | 0.92 (0.47, 1.79) | 1.21 (0.83, 1.76) | 1.34 (0.78, 2.31) |
| Urban | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date of first visit | ||||
| June - August 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September - December 2015 | 1.95 (1.43, 2.66) | 1.54 (0.75, 3.13) | 2.98 (1.79, 4.95) | 2.26 (1.17, 4.36) |
| January - June 2016 | 1.44 (1.09, 1.91) | 1.20 (0.39, 3.65) | 2.03 (1.30, 3.17) | 2.42 (1.17, 5.01) |
| July - December 2016 | 2.07 (1.37, 3.12) | 0.89 (0.23, 3.43) | 2.43 (1.23, 4.82) | 5.15 (2.06, 12.89) |
| Fieldworker who performed first search | ||||
| 1 - originally trained | 0.93 (0.70, 1.23) | 0.44 (0.12, 1.70) | 0.69 (0.41, 1.17) | 1.03 (0.53, 2.00) |
| 2 - originally trained | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 - originally trained | 0.77 (0.56, 1.05) | 0.12 (0.02, 0.72) | 0.47 (0.23, 0.95) | 1.84 (0.90, 3.79) |
| 4 - substitute | 0.30 (0.18, 0.52) | 0.12 (0.03, 0.61) | 1.09 (0.13, 9.46) | 0.45 (0.21, 0.96) |
| 5 - recently trained | 0.36 (0.20, 0.66) | a | 0.43 (0.19, 0.97) | 0.17 (0.05, 0.53) |
| HIV test result at first visit | ||||
| Positive | - | - | - | 0.94 (0.55, 1.62) |
| Negative | 1 | |||
| Inconclusive/unknown | 0.82 (0.22, 2.99) | |||