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. 2021 Oct 16;86(1):62–72. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002530

TABLE 3.

Baseline Patient Characteristics by Latent Class

Baseline Patient Characteristics by Latent Class, n = 547
Livelihood and Mobility Clinic Accessibility Mobility and Family Doubting Need for HIV Care Multidimensional Barriers to Care
Female sex, percent 47.4% 65.6% 64.4% 58.2% 52.0%
Median age at LTFU, yrs (IQR) 37 (31–41) 36 (30–42) 35 (28–40) 36 n(31–42) 36 (32–39)
Median enrollment CD4 count, cells/μL (IQR) 213 (125–340) 214 (130–317) 236 (106–397) 217 (118–407) 167 (113–328)
Enrollment WHO stage, percent
 I 43.0% 46.7% 55.7% 63.7% 43.1%
 II 17.9% 17.5% 12.3% 19.3% 18.8%
 III 30.8% 32.1% 27.3% 15.6% 34.4%
 IV 8.3% 3.7% 4.7% 1.4% 3.7%
Median time from ART initiation to LTFU, yrs (IQR) 2.0 (0.6–4.2) 1.4 (0.5–2.9) 0.9 (0.1–2.7) 0.2 (0.0–1.6) 2.7 (0.3–4.0)
Prior episodes of LTFU, percent
 0 34.8% 52.7% 58.2% 68.8% 51.5%
 1 37.3% 38.6% 28.4% 19.5% 27.7%
 2 21.9% 5.4% 9.2% 3.5% 9.5%
 >3 6.0% 3.4% 4.2% 8.1% 11.3%
Marital status, percent
 Single 19.4% 13.8% 21.0% 19.8% 29.3%
 Married 63.5% 55.3% 58.2% 53.1% 45.6%
 Divorced 11.5% 17.2% 15.0% 9.7% 19.6%
 Widowed 5.6% 13.8% 5.8% 17.3% 5.5%
Education, percent
 None 2.2% 3.4% 5.2% 8.5% 0.5%
 Lower–Mid basic 31.6% 42.7% 27.8% 38.5% 31.0%
 Upper basic/Secondary 41.2% 43.0% 53.3% 33.0% 44.8%
 College/University 25.0% 10.8% 13.6% 20.0% 23.6%
Facility type, percent
 Urban 75.1% 75.2% 67.1% 79.6% 67.5%
 Rural 3.9% 4.5% 6.2% 6.6% 13.8%
 Hospital 21.1% 20.3% 26.7% 13.8% 18.7%
Province, percent
 Lusaka 74.6% 68.5% 56.6% 72.0% 71.4%
 Eastern 5.4% 9.1% 14.5% 9.7% 4.5%
 Southern 6.3% 12.2% 15.8% 14.2% 15.8%
 Western 13.8% 10.2% 13.1% 4.2% 8.4%

All values calculated accounting for sampling weights included in the initial latent class model.

IQR, interquartile range; LTFU, loss to follow-up.