Table 7:
Factors associated with return to care after a gap based on the naïve complete case analysis that ignores the non-outreached patients (CC), the multiple imputations by chained equations method with five imputations (MICE), and the proposed approach (SIPW).
| CC | MICE | SIPW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSHRa (p-Value) | CSHRa (p-Value) | CSHRa (p-Value) | |
| Time on ART (per six months) | 1.19 (<0.001) | 1.24 (<0.001) | 1.19 (<0.001) |
| Gender | |||
| Female & non-pregnant | 1.00 (−) | 1.00 (−) | 1.00 (−) |
| Female & pregnant | 1.14 (0.204) | 1.41 (0.017) | 1.14 (0.182) |
| Male | 1.08 (0.274) | 1.16 (0.011) | 1.15 (0.080) |
| Ageb (per 10 years) | 1.06 (0.140) | 1.07 (0.012) | 1.09 (0.060) |
| CD4b (per 100 cell/μL) | 0.98 (0.422) | 1.00 (0.633) | 0.99 (0.535) |
| HIV status disclosed | 1.01 (0.939) | 1.03 (0.754) | 1.01 (0.936) |
| Travel time to clinic >30′ | 0.81 (0.005) | 0.91 (0.001) | 0.81 (0.008) |
| Level of care | |||
| Secondary/Tertiary | 1.00 (−) | 1.00 (−) | 1.00 (−) |
| Primary | 1.37 (<0.001) | 1.09 (0.263) | 1.28 (0.003) |
aCause-specific hazard ratio. bAt ART initiation.