Table 2 Comparison of clinical and demographic characteristics of self-transfers who were interviewed via phone calls and those who were not interviewed
Variable | Self-transfer (n = 560) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
interviewed (n = 493), n (%) | Not interviewed (n = 67), n (%) | ||
Age in years | 0.462 | ||
< 18 years | 15 (3) | 1 (2) | |
18–30 years | 299 (61) | 43 (64) | |
> 30 years | 179 (36) | 23 (34) | |
Sex | 0.639 | ||
Female | 362 (73) | 51 (76) | |
Male | 131 (27) | 16 (24) | |
Marital status | 0.057 | ||
Single | 130 (26) | 23 (34) | |
Married | 282 (57) | 39 (58) | |
Divorced/separated | 66 (13) | 4 (6) | |
Widowed | 15 (3) | 1 (2) | |
Duration in care before LTFU | 0.890 | ||
< 1 year | 202 (41) | 27 (40) | |
1–5 years | 249 (51) | 34 (51) | |
> 5 years | 42 (9) | 6 (9) | |
HIV clinical stage before LTFU | 0.092 | ||
One | 465 (95) | 63 (94) | |
Two | 17 (4) | 1 (2) | |
Three or Four | 7 (1) | 3 (5) | |
Viral load | 0.506 | ||
Suppressed or undetectable | 419 (85) | 59 (88) | |
Unsuppressed | 82 (15) | 8 (12) | |