Table 3.
Logistic regression of patient outcomes among patients (n = 49,460) in HIV/AIDS clinics of Haut-Katanga and Kinshasa provinces, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2014–May 2019.
| Characteristics | Patient Outcome—Death (vs. In Care, Transferred Out, or LTFU) | Patient Outcome—LTFU (vs. In Care or Transferred Out) | Suppressed Viral Load (vs. Not Suppressed) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI for | AOR | 95% CI for | AOR | 95% CI for | ||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||
| TB status | |||||||||
| TB present | 2.26 | 1.94 | 2.64 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 2.34 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.74 |
| No TB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Patient sex | |||||||||
| Female | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 1.82 | 1.68 | 1.96 |
| Male | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Age at the time of first visit, years | |||||||||
| <15 | 1.1 | 0.97 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 1.37 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.5 |
| ≥15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| ART initiation mode | |||||||||
| New patient | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 2.16 | 1.99 | 2.34 |
| Transferred in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Duration on ART, months | |||||||||
| <3.23 | 2.32 | 2.08 | 2.59 | 2.83 | 2.61 | 3.08 | 0.82 | 0.5 | 1.34 |
| 3.23–14.52 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.18 | 1.55 |
| 14.53–40.37 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.98 | 0.9 | 1.08 | 1.28 | 1.16 | 1.4 |
| >40.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Province | |||||||||
| Haut-Katanga | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 0.5 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 2.04 | 1.82 | 2.28 |
| Kinshasa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rural/urban status of the health zone | |||||||||
| Rural | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 1.5 | 1.15 | 1.96 |
| Semi-rural | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.35 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 1.21 |
| Urban | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Abbreviations: LTFU, lost to follow-up; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence intervals; TB, tuberculosis; ART, antiretroviral therapy. Note: Bold indicates a statistically significant difference at p < 0.05.