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. 2019 Mar 27;14(3):e0210719. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210719

Table 3. Loss to follow-up (LTFU) of study participants from baseline to endline.

Characteristic Total Lost Crude Odds Ratio of being LTFU (95% CI)
Overall 860 186 (21.6%)
Setting
Urban 412 99 (24.0%) Baseline
Rural 448 87 (19.4%) 0.76 (0.55, 1.05)
Sex
Male 437 83 (19.0%) Baseline
Female 423 103 (24.3%) 1.37 (0.99, 1.90)
Age group
18–24 316 88 (27.8%) Baseline
25–34 311 64 (20.6%) 0.67 (0.46, 0.97)
35+ 233 34 (14.6%) 0.44 (0.29, 0.69)
Away for > one month in a year
Yes 189 52 (27.5%) Baseline
No 662 132 (19.9%) 0.66 (0.45, 0.95)
Time lived in community
Less than a year 117 47 (40.2%) Baseline
More than a year 743 139 (18.7%) 0.34 (0.23, 0.52)
Education
Pre-primary school 87 17 (19.5%) 0.84 (0.47, 1.51)
Primary school 366 82 (22.4%) Baseline
Secondary school 183 49 (26.8%) 1.27 (0.84, 1.91)
Higher or above 42 9 (21.4%) 0.94 (0.43, 2.05)
Fishing industry
No 551 130 (23.6%) Baseline
Yes 309 56 (18.1%) 0.72 (0.51, 1.02)
Farmer
No 639 149 (23.3%) Baseline
Yes 221 37 (16.7%) 0.66 (0.44, 0.98)
Hotel /restaurant/bar
No 782 159 (20.3%) Baseline
Yes 78 27 (34.6%) 2.07 (1.26, 3.41)
Currently married
No 162 41 (25.3%) Baseline
Yes 698 145 (20.8%) 0.77 (0.52, 1.15)
HIV status
Negative 722 143 (19.8%) Baseline
Positive 138 43 (31.2%) 1.83 (1.22, 2.75)
No partners in last 3 months
At least one 687 144 (21.0%) Baseline
None 77 16 (20.8%) 0.99 (0.55, 1.77)
Male circumcised
No 214 45 (21.0%) Baseline
Yes 191 38 (19.9%) 0.93 (0.57, 1.51)
Study arm
Control 418 88 (21.1%) Baseline
Intervention 442 98 (22.2%) 1.07 (0.77, 1.48)