Predictors of Loss to Follow-Up among HIV-Infected Adults after Initiation of the First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: A 5-Year Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive adults at the initiation of ART at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 ().

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	15–24	31	6.1
	25–34	219	43.1
	35–44	183	36.0
	≥45	75	14.8
Sex	Female	289	56.9
	Male	219	43.1
Marital status	Married	298	58.7
	Divorced	90	17.7
	Single	67	13.2
	Widowed	53	10.4
Educational status	Primary	195	38.4
	Secondary	138	27.2
	Not educated	112	22.1
	Tertiary and above	63	12.4
Religion	Orthodox	308	60.6
	Protestant	173	34.1
	Muslim	20	3.9
	Others	7	1.4
Occupation	Unemployed	378	74.4
	Employed	130	25.6
Residence	Urban	375	73.8
	Rural	133	26.2
Substance use	Yes	76	14.9
	No	32	85.1
Disclosure status	Disclosed	485	95.5
	Not disclosed	23	4.5

Catholic religion followers, Traditional believers.