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. 2020 Dec 29;15(12):e0244376. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244376

Table 3. Factors associated with retention in care, Peter Ho Clinic, 2013–2017.

Characteristic Retained in Care P value Odds Ratio 95% CIa Adjusted Odds Ratio 95% CIa
Yes No
N (%) N (%)
1000 (57) 759 (43)
Status <0.0001
New 110 (70) 47 (30) 1.71 (1.19–2.44) 1.57 (1.08–2.29)
Reengaged 185 (49) 188 (51) 0.74 (0.59–0.94) 0.77 (0.61–0.98)
Current 705 (57) 524 (43) 1.00 1.00
Age 0.0391
<60 715 (55) 576 (45) 0.80 (0.64–0.99) 0.71 (0.56–0.90)
≥60 285 (61) 183 (39) 1.00 1.00
Gender 0.7425
Female 362 (57) 269 (43) 1.03 (0.85–1.26) 1.00 (0.79–1.26)
Male 638 (56) 490 (43) 1.00 1.00
Race/ethnicity 0.1105
Black or Hispanic 931 (57) 691 (43) 1.33 (0.94–1.88) 1.34 (0.93–1.92)
Otherb 69 (50) 68 (50) 1.00 1.00
Transmission Risk 0.0002
Male-to-Male sex 232 (56) 181 (44) 0.85 (0.68–1.07) 0.77 (0.58–1.02)
Injection Drug Use 137 (46) 158 (54) 0.58 (0.45–0.75) 0.71 (0.53–0.95)
Heterosexual sex 631 (60) 420 (40) 1.00 1.00
Insurance 0.0029
Public 852 (56) 683 (44) 0.64 (0.48–0.86) 0.85 (0.61–1.19)
Private 148 (66) 76 (34) 1.00 1.00
Housing 0.0007
Private 848 (59) 596 (41) 1.00 1.00
Publicc 152 (48) 163 (52) 0.66 (0.51–0.84) 0.80 (0.62–1.03)
Income <0.0001
>FPLd 340 (64) 186 (36) 1.00 1.00
≤FPLd 660 (54) 573 (47) 0.63 (0.51–0.78) 0.75 (0.59–0.95)
Drug Use <0.0001
Yese 362 (48) 386 (52) 0.55 (0.45–0.66) 0.64 (0.51–0.80)
No 638 (63) 373 (37) 1.00 1.00
Mental Illness 0.0009
Yes 325 (52) 305 (48) 0.72 (0.59–0.87) 1.01 (0.81–1.26)
No 675 (60) 454 (40) 1.00 1.00

aCI–Confidence Interval

bOther–includes Non-Hispanic White, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, multiple races

c Public insurance include Medicare, Medicaid, and No insurance.

dFPL–Federal Poverty Limit for 2017

e Drug Use (Yes) included heroin and cocaine