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Table 1 Bivariate analysis comparing cases (absence at appointment) and controls (presence at appointment)

From: Factors associated with non-adherence to scheduled medical follow-up appointments among Cameroonian children requiring HIV care: a case-control analysis of the usual-care group in the MORE CARE trial

Variables

Absent at appointment n =30

Present at appointment n =31

p

Children age (years), mean (SD)

1.3 (1.9)

2.0 (2.8)

.29

Caregivers age (years), mean (SD)

41.9 (13.2)

43.2 (12.1)

.70

Boys, n (%)

19 (63.3)

11 (35.5)

.030

Men, n (%)

5 (16.7)

3 (9.7)

.47

Sex of adult-child pairs, n (%)

  

.15

      Man-boy

3 (10.0)

1 (3.2)

      Man-girl

2 (6.7)

2 (6.5)

      Woman-boy

16 (53.3)

10 (32.3)

      Woman-girl

9 (30.0)

18 (58.1)

Caregivers’ level of education, n (%)

  

.46

      No formal

21 (70.0)

16 (51.6)

      Primary

6 (20.0)

8 (25.8)

      Secondary

2 (6.7)

4 (12.9)

      University

1 (3.3)

3 (9.7)

Study sites, n (%)

  

.37

      Rural

10 (33.3)

7 (22.6)

      Semi-urban

15 (50.0)

21 (67.7)

      Urban

5 (16.7)

3 (9.7)

HIV status of children, n (%)

  

.16

      Unknown

14 (46.7)

20 (64.5)

      Positive

16 (53.3)

11 (35.5)

Time to appointment (weeks), mean (SD)

6.6 (2.8)

5.1 (2.6)

.033

  1. IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.