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 7
Predictors of loss to follow-up among adult patients attending the ART clinic at Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Variables
Categories
LTFU
Censored
cHR (95% CI)
aHR (95% CI)
Age(years)
<35
32
218
2.53 (1.35-4.75)
1.96 (1.92-4.00)
≥35
14
244
1
Sex
Male
19
200
0.95 (0.53-1.71)
Female
27
262
1
Residence
Urban
26
349
1
1.98 (1.02-3.83)
Rural
20
113
2.42 (1.35-4.34)
Educational status
No formal education
10
102
1.92 (0.53-6.99)
Primary
19
176
1.97 (0.58-6.66)
Secondary
14
124
2.10 (0.60-7.32)
Tertiary and above
3
60
1
Occupation status
Employed
6
124
1
1
Non-employed
40
338
2.26 (0.96-5.34)
1.96 (0.73-5.27)
Marital status
Single
5
62
1
Married
29
269
1.22 (0.47-3.16)
Divorced
8
82
1.21 (0.39-3.69)
Widowed
4
49
0.99 (0.27-3.71)
Disclosure status
Disclosed
43
442
1
1
Not-disclosed
3
20
4.07 (1.25-13.3)
0.93 (0.22-3.87)
Substance use
Yes
4
72
0.51 (0.18-1.41)
0.58 (0.19-1.71)
No
42
390
1
1
Baseline weight
≤60 kg
31
353
1
1
>60 kg
15
109
1.48 (0.80-2.75)
2.19 (1.11-4.37)
Baseline functional status
Working
41
354
1
1
Ambulatory and bedridden
5
108
0.54 (0.21-1.37)
1.11 (0.32-3.92)
Level of adherence
Good
32
408
1
1
Fair
2
20
9.38 (2.2-39.99)
11.5 (2.1-61.1)
Poor
12
34
12.49 (6.3-24.8)
12.03 (5.426.7)
Baseline WHO stage
Stage 1
32
239 90 118 15
1
1
Stage 2
7
0.65 (0.29-1.50)
0.69 (0.26-1.81)
Stage 3
6
0.42 (0.18-1.01)
0.65 (0.23-1.89)
Stage 4
1
0.45 (0.06-3.31)
2.14 (0.21-22.3)
Baseline CD4 count
< 200
16
161
1.31 (0.71-2.39)
≥ 200
30
301
1
TB at start
Yes
4
80
0.57 (0.20-1.58)
No
42
382
1
OIs other than TB
Yes
4
81
0.57 (0.20-1.58)
No
42
381
1
CPT at start
Yes
27
257
1
No
19
205
1.01 (0.56-1.81)
Comedication other than CPT
Yes
1
10
1.19 (0.16-8.69)
No
45
452
1
Test-start
Yes
25
213
1
1
No
21
249
0.45 (0.25-0.81)
0.84 (0.43-1.6)
Numbers of pills/day.
One
44
447
Two and above
2
15
0 .86 (0.2-3.57)
Indicates a value < 0.05; 1: reference category; cHR: crude hazard ratio; aHR: adjusted hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; kg: kilogram; TB: tuberculosis; OIs: opportunistic infections; CD4: cluster of differentiation; CPT: cotrimoxazole prophylaxis therapy; LTFU: loss to follow-up.
