Characteristic | Total Lost to follow-up (N = 740) | Self-transferred (n = 560) | Successfully traced (n = 641) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Agea in years | ||||||
< 18 years | 19 | (3) | 16 | (3) | 18 | (3) |
18–30 years | 424 | (57) | 342 | (61) | 355 | (55) |
> 30 years | 297 | (40) | 202 | (36) | 268 | (42) |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 510 | (69) | 415 | (74) | 442 | (69) |
Male | 230 | (31) | 145 | (26) | 199 | (31) |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 199 | (27) | 153 | (27) | 170 | (27) |
Married | 410 | (55) | 321 | (57) | 353 | (55) |
Divorced/separated | 103 | (14) | 70 | (13) | 91 | (14) |
Widowed | 28 | (4) | 16 | (3) | 27 | (4) |
Received formal education | ||||||
No | 92 | (12) | 68 | (12) | 80 | (12) |
Yes | 648 | (88) | 492 | (88) | 561 | (88) |
Duration in care before LTFU | ||||||
< 1 year | 295 | (40) | 229 | (41) | 257 | (40) |
1–5 years | 366 | (49) | 283 | (50) | 313 | (49) |
> 5 years | 79 | (11) | 48 | (9) | 71 | (11) |
HIV clinical stage before LTFUb | ||||||
One | 675 | (91) | 532 | (95) | 586 | (91) |
Two | 31 | (4) | 18 | (3) | 27 | (4) |
Three | 28 | (4) | 9 | (2) | 23 | (4) |
Four | 6 | (1) | 1 | (0) | 5 | (1) |
Viral load before LTFU | ||||||
Suppressed or undetectable | 632 | (85) | 478 | (85) | 542 | (85) |
Unsuppressed | 108 | (15) | 82 | (15) | 99 | (15) |
Client phone number available | ||||||
No | 535 | (72) | 384 | (69) | 452 | (71) |
Yes | 205 | (28) | 176 | (31) | 189 | (29) |
Client physical address available | ||||||
No | 331 | (45) | 266 | (47) | 295 | (46) |
Yes | 409 | (55) | 294 | (53) | 436 | (54) |
Next of kin phone number available | ||||||
No | 612 | (83) | 467 | (83) | 526 | (82) |
Yes | 128 | (17) | 93 | (17) | 115 | (18) |