Factors associated with loss to follow-up after occupational HIV exposure in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Variables associated with loss to follow-up at 6 weeks and 6 months

Variables	6-week		6-month
Variables	Adjusted OR	P value	Adjusted OR	P value
Age (per 10-year increase)	1.0 (0.7–1.3)	0.764	0.6 (0.5–0.9)	0.010
Sex
Women^a
Men	1.8 (1.1–3.2)	0.027	1.8 (0.9–3.4)	0.082
Health care worker
Allied health professional^a
Doctor	2.1 (1.1–4.4)	0.034	2.1 (1.0–4.5)	0.049
Student	1.1 (0.5–2.5)	0.750	1.3 (0.6–2.9)	0.532
Type of exposure
Hollow-bore^a
Mucocutaneous	1.0 (0.5–1.9)	0.988	1.2 (0.6–2.5)	0.659
Solid sharp	1.1 (0.5–2.1)	0.857	1.1 (0.5–2.4)	0.728
Source patient HIV status
Positive	1.0 (0.5–2.2)	0.952	0.7 (0.3–1.7)	0.489
Unknown^a
Antiretroviral
Dual	1.2 (0.6–2.3)	0.544	0.7 (0.4–1.4)	0.333
Triple^a
Time from exposure to receiving PEP (h)
<24^a
>24	1.3 (0.5–3.4)	0.552	7.8 (1.0–61)	0.049

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