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Table 3 Comparison of ‘ current retention’ in care nine health facilities in Ethiopia, 2007/8-2009/2010

From: How to improve patient retention in an antiretroviral treatment program in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

Health facility

2007/8

2008/9

2009/10

Patients retained

Patients not retained

OR and P-value

Patients retained

Patients not retained

OR and P-value

Patients retained

Patients not retained

OR and P-value

FH HP

4140

490

Reference

4727

368

Reference

5439

190

Reference

FS HP

625

116

0.64(0.51,0.80) P-value = 0.000

812

86

0.74(0.57,0.95) P-value = 0.014

1020

42

0.85(0.60,1.21) P-value = 0.343

DT HP

863

183

0.56(0.46,0.67) p-value = 0.000

922

168

0.43(0.35,0.52) P-value = 0.000

1077

82

0.46(0.35,0.60) p-value = 0.000

WT HC

358

22

Reference

535

20

Reference

669

31

Reference

BR HC

474

47

0.62(0.35,1.08) P-value = 0.072

625

78

0.30(0.17,0.51) P-value = 0.000

691

72

0.44(0.28,0.70) p-value = 0.000

BD HC

360

24

0.92(0.49,1.74) p-value = 0.79

635

23

1.03(0.54,1.98) p-value = 0.92

821

38

1.00(0.60,1.67) P-value = 0.996

GR HC

669

75

0.55(0.32,0.92) p-value = 0.015

964

83

0.43(0.26,0.73) P-value = 0.000

1222

77

0.74(0.47,1.15) p-value = 0.157

NM HC

301

13

1.42(0.67,3.04) p-value = 0.32

427

33

0.48(0.26,0.88) p-value = 0.011

522

55

0.44(0.27,0.71) p-value = 0.000

DG HC

336

29

0.71(0.39,1.31) p-value = 0.244

463

37

0.47(0.26,0.84) p-value = 0.006

592

29

0.95(0.55,1.64) p-value = 0.833