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Table 2 Cox regression model to determine factors associated with LTFU, Wakiso district, Central Uganda cohort, January 2015–December 2017

From: Loss to follow-up and associated factors among adult people living with HIV at public health facilities in Wakiso district, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study

 

Univariate

 

Multivariate

Characteristic

HR

95%CI

P-value

 

aHR

95%CI

P-value

Sex

 Male

Ref*

      

 Female

1.28

1.03–1.59

0.028

    

Age

0.96

0.95–0.98

<0.001

 

0.98

0.95–1.01

0.116

Age#time

0.99

0.98–1.00

<0.001

 

0.99

0.98–1.00

0.032

Marital status

 Never married

Ref*

      

 Married

0.97

0.69–1.36

0.857

    

 Living together

0.91

0.40–2.10

0.830

    

 Divorced/Separated

0.70

0.30–1.63

0.405

    

 Widowed

1.37

0.66–2.87

0.399

    

BMI

 Under weight

Ref*

   

Ref*

  

 Normal weight

0.68

0.48–0.96

0.027

 

0.64

0.45–0.90

0.011

 Over weight

1.01

0.55–1.87

0.965

 

0.90

0.43–1.91

0.789

 Obese

1.18

0.59–2.33

0.644

 

0.99

0.52–1.88

0.981

Telephone contact

 Yes

Ref*

   

Ref*

  

 No

2.15

1.59–2.90

<0.001

 

2.16

1.33–3.51

0.002

CD4 count

 Less than 500c/ml

Ref*

      

 500c/ml and above

1.29

0.85–1.94

0.228

    

WHO clinical stage

 I

Ref*

      

 II

0.94

0.65–1.36

0.733

    

 III

1.07

0.72–1.60

0.741

    

 IV

0.62

0.31–1.25

0.181

    

Health facility level

 HC III

Ref*

   

Ref*

  

 HC IV

0.77

0.53–1.12

0.166

 

0.58

0.28–1.23

0.156

 Hospital

0.51

0.39–0.68

<0.001

 

0.22

0.12–0.41

<0.001

Hospital#time

0.95

0.94–0.96

<0.001

 

0.97

0.94–0.98

0.001

Care entry

 Others*

Ref*

      

 Out patient

1.03

0.67–1.60

0.879

    

 eMTCT

1.24

0.63–2.46

0.535

    
  1. HR- Hazard Ratio; aHR- Adjusted Hazard Ratio; Ref*-Reference category; Others*- Inpatient, Outreach, STI, TB & Transfer-In; #- Interaction