Table 2. Associations with readmission or death (n = 121).
Readmit/Died | Relative Risk (95% CI) | Multivariable Relative Risk (95% CI) | |
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Sex | |||
Women | 37 (55) | Referent, p = 0.1 | Referent, p = 0.6 |
Men | 37 (68) | 1.2 (0.94, 1.6) | 1.2 (0.79, 1.7) |
Age, categories, years | |||
17–35 | 24 (52) | Referent, ptrend = 0.2 | Referent, ptrend = 0.09 |
36–50 | 29 (64) | 1.2 (0.87, 1.7) | 1.2 (0.79, 1.7) |
>50 | 21 (70) | 1.3 (0.93, 1.9) | 1.4 (0.93, 2.0) |
CD4 count | |||
<200 | 15 (71) | Referent, p = 0.4 | |
>200 | 19 (54) | 0.76 (0.5, 1.1) | |
Unknown | 40 (62) | 0.86 (0.62, 1.2) | |
HIV diagnosed during hospital stay | |||
Yes | 14 (67) | Referent, p = 0.5 | |
No | 60 (60) | 0.9 (0.64, 1.3) | |
Reporting skipping going to clinic or hospital because hard to get to | |||
No | 42/79 (53) | Referent, p = 0.008 | Referent, p = 0.02 |
Yes | 32/42 (76) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) |
Reporting having someone to assist with care | |||
No | 13/20 (65) | Referent, p = 0.7 | |
Yes | 61/101 (60) | 0.93 (0.65, 1.3) | |
Length of stay, days | |||
≤5 | 27/54 (50) | Referent, p = 0.03 | |
>5 | 47/67 (70) | 1.4 (1.0, 1.9) | |
On ART at discharge, total | |||
No | 15/23 (65) | Referent, p = 0.6 | |
Yes | 59/98 (60) | 0.92 (0.66, 1.3) | |
Clinic visit on time and at referred clinic | |||
Yes | 6/19 (32) | Referent, ptrend = 0.002 | Referent, ptrend = 0.001 |
No | 42/70 (60) | 1.9 (0.95, 3.8) | 1.8 (0.92, 3.6) |
No clinic attended | 26/32 (81) | 2.6 (1.3, 5.1) | 2.2 (1.1, 4.4) |
Clinic file review was completed for 40 participants (45%) who reported clinic visits. Of these reported visits, 87% were able to be verified through review of clinic files when the review was attempted.