Table 3 Factors associated with self-transfer among participants lost to follow-up from public health facilities, Sheema District, Southwestern Uganda, 2017–2021
Variable | Self-transferred | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 560), n (%) | No (n = 180), n (%) | cPR (95% CI) | P value | aPR (95% CI) | P value | |
Age in years | ||||||
< 18 years | 16 (3) | 3 (2) | 1.12 (0.95–1.68) | 0.112 | 1.20 (0.92–1.55) | 0.174 |
18–30 years | 342 (61) | 82 (46) | 1.19 (1.08–1.33) | 0.002 | 1.13 (1.01–1.25) | 0.026 |
> 30 years | 202 (36) | 95 (53) | Ref | Ref | ||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 415 (74) | 99 (55) | 1.23 (1.17–1.29) | < 0.001 | 1.18 (1.11–1.25) | < 0.001 |
Male | 145 (26) | 81 (45) | Ref | Ref | ||
Received formal education | ||||||
No | 68 (12) | 24 (13) | Ref | |||
Yes | 492 (88) | 156 (87) | 1.06 (0.94–1.20) | 0.317 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 153 (27) | 46 (26) | Ref | |||
Married | 321 (57) | 89 (49) | 1.12 (0.93–1.37) | 0.233 | ||
Divorced/separated | 70 (13) | 33 (18) | 1.12(0.88–1.42) | 0.375 | ||
Widowed | 16 (3) | 12 (7) | 0.90 (0.75–1.09) | 0.294 | ||
Duration in care before LTFU | ||||||
< 1 year | 229 (41) | 66 (37) | Ref | |||
1–5 years | 283 (50) | 83 (46) | 1.02 (0.85–1.23) | 0.822 | ||
> 5 years | 48 (9) | 31 (17) | 0.79 (0.52–1.22) | 0.291 | ||
HIV clinical stage before LTFU | ||||||
Stage 1–2 | 550 (98) | 156 (87) | 2.44 (1.96–3.04) | < 0.001 s | 2.34 (1.89–3.91) | < 0.001 |
Stage 3–4 | 10 (2) | 24 (13) | Ref | Ref | ||
Viral load | ||||||
Suppressed or undetectable | 478 (85) | 154 (86) | Ref | |||
Unsuppressed | 82 (15) | 26 (14) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | 0.454 | ||