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 6
The log-rank estimate of variables among adult patients attending the ART clinic at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Variables
Log rank estimate
Variables
Log rank estimate
values
values
Age (in years)
9.001
0.003
HGB
0.045
0.835
Sex
0.034
0.854
Creatinine
0.578
0.447
Marital status
0.293
0.961
ALT
0.792
0.374
Educational status
1.457
0.692
Level of adherence
76.508
<0.001
Religion
6.116
0.106
Disclosure status
6.401
0.011
Occupation status
3.676
0.055
CPT at start
0.001
0.981
Residence
9.408
0.002
Comedication
0.032
0.851
Substance use
1.751
0.186
No. of pills per day
0.041
0.840
Baseline weight (in kg)
1.596
0.206
Initial regimen
2.659
0.447
Baseline WHO stage
3.561
0.059
Regimen change
9.816
0.002
Baseline functional status
2.352
0.308
Side effect
6.424
0.011
TB at start
1.203
0.273
Treatment duration
154.68
<0.001
OIs other than TB
1.221
0.269
Treatment failure
1.620
0.203
Baseline CD4 count
0.740
0.390
EFV vs NVP based
2.329
0.128
ALT: alanine transferase; CD: clusters of differentiation; CPT: cotrimoxazole prophylaxis therapy; EFV: efavirenz; HGB: hemoglobin; kg: kilogram; NVP: nevirapine; TB: tuberculosis; OIs: opportunistic infections; WHO: World Health Organization; : chi square.
