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Table 2 Clinical factors and its association with LTFU

From: Predictors of loss to follow-up in art experienced patients in Nigeria: a 13 year review (2004–2017)

Maternal factors

LTFU

Total

p (< 0.05)

No

Yes

Regimen line at ART start

 Adult 1st line

140,977 (66.59)

70,719 (33.41)

211,696 (93.99)

0.003

 Adult 2nd line

1530 (67.08)

751 (32.92)

2281 (1.01)

 

 Peadiatrics 1st line

7556 (68.24)

3516 (31.76)

11,071 (4.92)

 

 Peadiatrics 2nd line

128 (69.95)

55 (30.05)

183 (0.08)

 

Regimen line at end-point of study

 Adult 1st line

137,362 (66.26)

69,937 (33.74)

207,299 (92.04)

< 0.001

 Adult 2nd line

6310 (73.75)

2246 (26.25)

8556 (3.80)

 

 Adult 3rd line/others

8 (80.00)

2 (20.00)

10 (0.00)

 

 Peadiatrics 1st Line

6265 (69.33)

2771 (30.67)

9036 (4.01)

 

 Peadiatrics 2nd Line

246 (74.32)

85 (25.68)

331 (0.15)

 

Months of ARV refill

 1

26,314 (50.63)

25,662 (49.37)

51,976 (23.08)

< 0.001

 2

107,845 (73.53)

38,815 (26.47)

146,660 (65.12)

 

 ≥ 3

16,032 (60.28)

10,554 (14.08)

26,596 (11.81)

 

Duration on ART (month)

 ≤ 6

22,697 (40.57)

33,249 (59.43)

55,946 (24.84)

< 0.001

 7–12 month

14,465 (67.08)

7098 (32.92)

21,563 (9.57)

 

 13–24

21,199 (69.20)

9434 (30.80)

30,633 (13.60)

 

 25+

91,823 (78.43)

25,258 (21.57)

117,081 (51.98)

 

Current viral load (c/ml)

 Undetected

41,251 (92.65)

3271 (7.36)

44,552 (19.77)

< 0.001

 Detected

10,177 (82.55)

2152 (17.45)

12,329 (5.47)

 

 None

98,763 (58.65)

69,618 (41.35)

168,381 (74.76)

 

Current viral load (c/ml)

 Suppressed

27,751 (96.44)

1025 (3.56)

28,776 (12.78)

< 0.001

 Unsuppressed

23,677 (84.33)

4398 (15.67)

28,075 (12.46)

 

 None

98,763 (58.65)

69,618 (41.35)

168,381 (74.76)

 
  1. p = p value which is in italics if significant at < 0.05