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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Oct 1;79(2):164–172. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001796

TABLE 3.

Attrition After Enrollment and After ART Initiation for Younger, Older, and all Adolescents Enrolling at Study Facilities in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda From 2001 to 2014

Age Group Period of Enrollment
P*
2001-2004
2005-2009
2010-2012
2013-2014
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)

Attrition at 12 mo after enrollment
 Younger adolescents 2.6 (0.9 to 6.2) 12.1 (10.6 to 13.8) 9.9 (8.2 to 11.8) 8.7 (5.9 to 12.1) <0.001
 Older adolescents 8.5 (3.7 to 15.9) 25.4 (23.0 to 27.8) 21.5 (19.1 to 24.0) 13.6 (11.0 to 16.4) <0.001
 Total adolescents 4.7 (2.5 to 7.9) 17.7 (16.4 to 19.2) 15.7 (14.1 to 17.3) 12.0 (10.1 to 14.2) <0.001
P value 0.041 <0.001 <0.001 0.076
Attrition rate at 12 mo after ART initiation
 Younger adolescents 15.1 (9.8 to 21.4) 15.4 (13.5 to 17.4) 19.8 (17.2 to 22.6) 25.3 (18.8 to 32.3) <0.001
 Older adolescents 27.0 (16.7 to 38.4) 24.5 (21.4 to 27.7) 31.8 (28.2 to 35.4) 34.3 (28.7 to 40.0) 0.016
 Total adolescents 18.7 (13.7 to 24.2) 18.6 (16.9 to 20.3) 25.1 (22.9 to 27.3) 31.2 (26.9 to 35.6) <0.001
P value 0.035 <0.001 <0.001 0.124
*

Compares the cumulative incidence curves by enrollment periods within adolescent age groups

Compares the cumulative incidence curves by adolescent age groups within enrollment periods using the Gray test.

CI, confidence interval.