Table 3 Characteristics of individuals changing vs. not changing HIV care facility in 2 years following diagnosis (N=675)
| Â | No change (N=574) | Change (N=101) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline measures | Â | Â | |
Demographics | N (%) or Median (IQR) | P-value | |
Age | 34.0 (27.0, 42.0) | 30.0 (25.0, 37.0) | 0.001 |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.203 |
 Male | 220 (38.3%) | 32 (31.7%) |  |
 Female | 354 (61.7%) | 69 (68.3%) |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.449 |
 Primary or less | 106 (18.6%) | 16 (15.8%) |  |
 Some secondary | 259 (45.4%) | 42 (41.6%) |  |
 Completed secondary or higher | 206 (36.1%) | 43 (42.6%) |  |
South African citizen or permanent resident | 502 (87.5%) | 79 (78.2%) | 0.013 |
Pregnant at diagnosis | Â | Â | 0.009 |
 No | 231 (65.6%) | 35 (49.3%) |  |
 Yes | 121 (34.4%) | 36 (50.7%) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | 0.671 |
 Full time | 139 (24.2%) | 24 (23.8%) |  |
 Part time | 73 (12.7%) | 9 (8.9%) |  |
 Self-employed, student, other | 68 (11.8%) | 11 (10.9%) |  |
 Unemployed | 294 (51.2%) | 57 (56.4%) |  |
Follow-up measures | |||
 Location during study period | |||
  Moved or changed residence in past 6 months | 91 (15.9%) | 58 (57.4%) | <0.001 |
  ≥ 1 month away from home in past 6 months | 83 (14.5%) | 33 (32.7%) | <0.001 |
 HIV testing | |||
  Months since diagnosis | 12.7 (12.0, 16.1) | 12.3 (11.9, 13.9) | 0.014 |
  Visited multiple clinics to confirm HIV test result | 28 (4.9%) | 23 (22.8%) | <0.001 |