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Table 1 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for odds of dropout after first screening visit despite being clinically eligible to start ART1

From: What happens to ART-eligible patients who do not start ART? Dropout between screening and ART initiation: a cohort study in Karonga, Malawi

Characteristic

N (% dropout)

Univariate Hazard Ratios2, 95% CI

Multivariate Hazard Ratios2, 95% CI

Sex : Female

369 (14)

1.0

 

   Male

263 (14)

0.99 (0.62, 1.57)

 

Age (yrs): < 30

137 (14)

1.0

 

30- <40

255 (15)

1.12 (0.62, 2.03)

 

40+

240 (12)

0.85 (0.46, 1.59)

 

WHO stage : IV

404 (13)

1.0

 

II3 or III

228 (15)

1.23 (0.77, 1.95)

 

Education

  

None

40 (30)

2.89 (1.36, 6.11)**

3.10 (1.40, 6.86)**

1-4 years Primary

85 (19)

1.56 (0.83, 2.94)

1.57 (0.81, 3.02)

5+ years Primary

325 (13)

1.0

1.0

Secondary or higher

174 (8)

0.59 (0.31, 1.11)

0.67 (0.35, 1.29)

Missing

8 (38)

4.04 (0.93, 17.5)

5.83 (1.21, 28.1)

Occupation

  

Farmer

267 (17)

1.0*

 

Other occupation

197 (9)

0.48 (0.27, 0.86)

 

Not working

163 (14)

0.75 (0.43, 1.30)

 

Missing

5 (20)

1.20 (0.13, 10.99)

 

Current marital status (1 missing)

  

Married

299 (13)

1.0

 

Divorced

132 (14)

1.09 (0.60, 1.96)

 

Widowed

171 (14)

1.06 (0.61, 1.82)

 

Single

29 (14)

0.96 (0.34, 3.13)

 

Distance to clinic

  

<2 km

100 (13)

1.0

 

2-5 km

148 (7)

0.54 (0.23, 1.25)

 

> = 5 km

375 (14)

1.13 (0.59, 2.16)

 

Missing

9 (100)

-

 

Body Mass Index

  

No CED

299 (10)

1.0*

 

CED4

326 (17)

1.93 (1.20, 3.12)

 

Missing

7 (29)

3.72 (0.69, 20.1)

 

MUAC

  

No CED CED5

349 (10) 283 (18)

1.0** 2.02 (1.27, 3.20)

1.0** 1.91 (1.17, 3.12)

Difficulty in dressing

   

None

556 (13)

1.0*

1.0*

Slight/greater difficulty

76 (22)

2.00 (1.10, 3.63)

2.34 (1.22, 4.50)

Difficulty in daily functioning 6

  

None

251 (13)

1.0

 

Slight/greater difficulty

381 (14)

1.09 (0.68, 1.74)

 

Period of first presentation

  

Sept -November 2005

124 (6)

1.0**

1.0*

Dec 2005 - Feb 2006

200 (17)

3.42 (1.47, 7.99)

3.81 (1.59, 9.15)

March - May 2006

224 (14)

2.68 (1.14, 6.29)

2.31 (0.94, 5.68)

≥ June 1, 2006

84 (18)

3.63 (1.41, 9.35)

2.48 (0.82, 7.52)

Timing of ART initiation appt given relative to screening visit

  

0-7 days

81 (7)

1.0*

1.0**

8-30 days

439 (13)

1.90 (0.79, 4.57)

2.61 (1.03, 6.64)

31+ days

112 (21)

3.23 (1.25, 8.35)

5.04 (1.71, 14.8)

  1. 1 N = 632 since mid-upper arm circumference was included in the final multivariate model and one individual was missing this variable (they were not seen again at the clinic).
  2. 2 likelihood ratio test p value; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  3. 3Six had a low CD4 count recorded
  4. 4 WHO recommends the use of BMI < 18.5 for grade 1 of higher chronic energy deficiency (CED).
  5. 5 WHO recommends the use of sex specific MUAC cut off points of <22 cm for female and <23 cm for men for CED
  6. 6 Any difficulty in washing or dressing oneself, toileting, eating/drinking, or walking 100 m w/out a stick, in response to the question "On an average day in the last week, how difficult has it been for you to perform the following activities without any kind of assistance at all?"
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