Table 4 Cox regression analysis for independent predictors of timing until LTFU at the Sheka Zonal Hospital, southwest Ethiopia, from 2010 to 2013
Variables | Crude HR | 95% CI | P -value | AHR | 95.0% CI AHR | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPT at enrolment | ||||||
Provided | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
Not provided | 3.02 | 2.04–4.48 | 0.000 | 1.77 | 1.12–2.79 | 0.015 |
CD4 category | ||||||
<350 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
≥350 | 7.20 | 2.96–17.96 | 0.04 | 1.87 | 1.02–3.45 | 0.044 |
Disclosure of HIV status | ||||||
To family members | 1.0 | |||||
To other relatives | 2.43 | 1.47–2.66 | 0.008 | 2.0 | 1.03–3.90 | 0.044 |
No disclosure | 4.05 | 2.86–5.72 | 0.000 | 3.04 | 2.07–4.45 | 0.000 |
WHO clinical stage | ||||||
I/II | 1.55 | 1.02–2.36 | 0.038 | 0.99 | 0.65–1.53 | 0.99 |
III/IV | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
Service availability | ||||||
Within <10 km | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
≥10 km | 1.92 | 1.43–2.58 | 0.000 | 1.28 | 0.93–1.74 | 0.13 |
Opportunistic infections | ||||||
Yes** | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
No | 1.93 | 1.44–2.59 | 0.000 | 1.24 | 0.89–1.72 | 0.198 |