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Table 5 Factors associated with LTFU among the intervention and comparison group participants

From: CLINICAL outcomes and loss to follow-up among people living with HIV participating in the NAMWEZA intervention in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Factor

Intervention

Comparison group

Univariate HR (95% CI)

p value

Multivariate HR (95% CI)

p value

Univariate HR (95% CI)

p value

Multivariate HR (95% CI)

p value1

CD4

 

0.01

 

0.12

 

<0.001

 

<0.0001

 <200

0.75 (0.54, 0.03)

 

1.55 (1.11, 2.15)

 

3.20 (2.52, 4.53)

 

2.13 (1.63, 2.75)

 

 200 to <350

0.31 (0.21, 0.45)

 

0.86 (0.58, 1.27)

 

2.52 (1.98, 3.21)

 

1.83 (1.41, 2.36)

 

 350+

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Weight WT

 

0.83

 

0.65

 

0.001

 

0.0200

 <45

0.98 (0.99, 1.02)

 

0.29 (0.02, 0.32)

 

0.96 (0.68, 1.36)

 

1.48 (0.95, 2.31)

 

 45–60

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 60+

0.94 (0.97, 2.03)

 

0.34 (0.03, 2.01)

 

1.60 (1.31, 1.96)

 

2.01 (1.63, 2.49)

 

HBG

 

0.74

 

0.09

 

<0.001

 

<0.000

 <8.5

1.11 (0.60, 2.07)

 

1.93 (0.91, 3.67)

 

0.40 (0.38, 0.43)

 

3.24 (2.97, 3.55)

1

 8.5 to <10

0.68 (0.47, 0.99)

 

0.10 (0.06,0.16)

 

0.44 (0.42, 0.46)

 

0.48 (0.46, 0.51)

 

 10 to <12

1.91 (1.32, 2.77)

 

1.17 (1.11, 0.26)

 

0.57 (0.55, 0.60)

 

1.00 (0.95, 1.05)

 

 12+

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

ART duration

 

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 

<0.001

 <12

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

 12+

0.39 (0.27–0.57)

 

0.42 (0.28–0.63)

 

2.34 (1.98–0.21)

 

2.51 (1.84–0.43)

 

Gender

     

<0.000

 

0.0400

 Male

0.02 (0.01–10.47)

0.85

  

1.49 (1.22–0.82)

1

1.28 (1.01–0.63)

 

 Female

Reference

   

Reference

   

Age

 

0.89

   

0.002

 

0.0300

 <30

3.31 (0.01–0.67)

   

0.87 (0.64–0.99)

 

0.73 (0.54–0.99)

 

 30 to <40

3.23 (0.01–0.23)

   

0.92 (0.79–0.15)

 

0.89 (0.69–0.14)

 

 40 to <50

Reference

   

Reference

 

Reference

 

 50+

5.21 (0.02–0.23)

   

0.24 (0.06–0.38)

 

0.14 (0.06–0.35)

 
  1. 1p value was obtained from Chi square test