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. 2022 Dec 21;12(12):e064070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064070

Table 3.

Relative risk of loss to follow-up at 18 months post-ART initiation for early enrollers of DSD models

Proportion of patients lost to follow-up at 18 months, % (95% CI) (n/N)
Early enrollers Established enrollers Unadjusted risk ratio (95% CI) Adjusted risk ratio* (95% CI)
All patients 3.0 (2.6 to 3.5)
(192/6340)
4.5 (4.3 to 4.8)
(1169/25 857)
0.67 (0.57 to 0.78) 0.59 (0.50 to 0.68)
Stratification: DSD model
 Adherence groups 2.7 (1.0 to 6.7)
(4/149)
3.1 (1.9 to 5.1)
(16/508)
0.85 (0.25 to 2.29) 0.79 (0.23 to 2.12)
 Community pick-up points 4.5 (3.1 to 6.3)
(30/671)
3.3 (2.5 to 4.3)
(48/1461)
1.36 (0.86 to 2.12) 1.30 (0.81 to 2.03)
 Extended clinic hours 10.6 (5.7 to 18.9)
(9/85)
8.2 (4.2 to 15.4)
(8/97)
1.28 (0.51 to 3.27) 1.19 (0.43 to 3.34)
 Fast-track 3.4 (2.4 to 4.7)
(33/979)
3.6 (3.2 to 4.1)
(227/6266)
0.93 (0.64 to 1.31) 0.74 (0.50 to 1.05)
 Home ART delivery 1.4 (0.6 to 3.3)
(5/355)
6.3 (4.9 to 8)
(61/973)
0.22 (0.08 to 0.50) 0.18 (0.06 to 0.41)
 Multimonth dispensing 2.7 (2.3 to 3.2)
(111/4101)
4.9 (4.6 to 5.2)
(809/16 552)
0.55 (0.45 to 0.67) 0.51 (0.41 to 0.61)
Stratification: ART dispensing duration
 <2 months 4.1 (2.8 to 5.9)
(26/636)
10.6 (9.1 to 12.2)
(156/1476)
0.39 (0.25 to 0.57) 0.40 (0.26 to 0.59)
 3 months 3.5 (2.8 to 4.4)
(77/2197)
5.3 (4.8 to 5.9)
(303/5688)
0.66 (0.51 to 0.84) 0.64 (0.49 to 0.81)
 4–6 months 2.5 (2.1 to 3.1)
(89/3507)
3.8 (3.5 to 4.1)
(709/18 679)
0.67 (0.54 to 0.83) 0.67 (0.53 to 0.82)

*Model adjusted for age, sex, location, ART dispensing duration and DSD model type.

ART, antiretroviral therapy; DSD, differentiated service delivery.