Table 4 Retention in care and adherence to appointment schedule among 1356 patients initiating antiretroviral therapy pre- versus post-interventiona
Outcome | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Univariable OR/Effect estimate (95% CI) | p | Multivariable aOR/Effect estimate (95% CI) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | %/Mean (SD) | N | %/Mean (SD) | |||||
Total | 678 | 678 | ||||||
Came to first appointment | 578 | 85.3% | 612 | 90.3% | 1.60 (1.04–2.47) | 0.03 | 1.61 (1.05–2.47) | 0.03 |
Came to at least 4 appointments | 393 | 58.0% | 455 | 67.1% | 1.48 (1.10–1.99) | 0.01 | 1.50 (1.11–2.04) | 0.01 |
Mean number of appointments | 678 | 3.7 (2.2) | 678 | 4.3 (2.4) | 0.65 (0.28–1.02) | 0.002 | 0.67 (0.29–1.04) | 0.002 |
Adhered to appointment schedule (within 1 week)a | 236 | 44.5% | 295 | 55.2% | 1.54 (1.10–2.15) | 0.01 | 1.58 (1.13–2.22) | 0.01 |
Came to an appointment 3–6 months after initiation (MOH-defined retention) | 486 | 71.7% | 513 | 75.7% | 1.23 (0.92–1.64) | 0.17 | 1.25 (0.94–1.67) | 0.12 |
Came to an appointment 3–6 months after initiation (MOH-defined retention), excluding first month of post-intervention enrollments | 486 | 71.7% | 347 | 77.6% | 1.37 (1.06–1.78) | 0.02 | 1.41 (1.08–1.84) | 0.01 |