Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables and loss-to-follow up in pre-ART care

Age in years

<27

55 (49.1)

24.24

1.00

0.07

27–31

51(41.2)

19.55

0.74 (0.42–1.31)

32–37

52 (44.2)

20.98

0.83 (0.48–1.43)

38–44

35 (25.7)

11.20

0.41(0.19–0.89)

>44

54 (25.9)

12.57

0.46 (0.23–0.89)

Age in years (binary)

≤37

158 (44.9)

21.62

1.00

0.01

>37

89 (25.8)

12.00

0.51 (0.32–0.83)

Age in years (continuous)

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

0.07

Sex

Female

212 (37.3)

17.29

1.00

0.40

Male

35 (42.9)

23.72

1.27 (0.72–2.23)

Clinic

1

109 (37.6)

17.89

1.00

0.10

2

50 (48.0)

25.87

1.50(0.91–2.47)

3

88 (33.0)

14.63

0.84 (0.53–1.36)

Marital status

Never married

199 (40.2)

19.13

1.00

0.20

Ever Married

48 (29.2)

13.72

0.69 (0.39–1.22)

Number of current relationships^c

0

61 (32.8)

15.95

1.00

0.38

≥1

185 (39.5)

18.51

1.25 (0.76–2.06)

Religion

None

19 (31.6)

16.58

1.00

0.42

Zionist

74 (45.9)

20.92

1.34 (0.55–3.27)

Shembe

48 (41.7)

22.77

1.39 (0.54–3.61)

Christian

90 (33.3)

15.64

0.99 (0.40–2.44)

Other

16 (25.0)

9.57

0.62 (0.17–2.25)

Religion importance

Not at all

31 (32.3)

14.56

1.00

0.64

Somewhat

49 (36.7)

16.90

1.11 (0.52–2.41)

Very

167 (39.5)

19.13

1.32 (0.68–2.57)

Employment

No

198 (37.9)

18.17

1.00

0.95

Yes

49 (38.8)

17.69

1.02 (0.61–1.70)

Government grant (self)

No

67 (40.3)

20.26

1.00

0.59

Yes

180 (37.2)

17.32

0.88 (0.57–1.38)

Government grant (household)

No

94 (34.0)

15.66

1.00

0.27

Yes

153 (40.5)

19.63

1.27 (0.83–1.94)

HIV diagnosis

This month

31 (48.4)

24.32

1.00

0.23

< one year

80 (41.2)

20.18

0.81 (0.44–1.48)

1–2 years

61 (29.5)

12.91

0.52 (0.27–1.00)

3 + years

75 (37.3)

18.01

0.78 (0.42–1.46)

Highest educational level^d

<1 year

18 (27.8)

12.28

1.00

0.07

Primary school

67 (29.9)

13.24

1.03 (0.39–2.72)

Secondary, not matric

85 (35.3)

16.82

1.32 (0.52–3.36)

Matric and higher

67 (47.8)

23.95

2.02 (0.80–5.14)

Number of children

None

16 (31.3)

15.71

1.25 (0.46–3.38)

0.03

1 child

43 (53.5)

26.28

2.34 (1.32–4.14)

2 children

67 (44.8)

22.15

1.99 (1.13–3.50)

3 children

48 (33.3)

16.60

1.34 (0.69–2.60)

4+ children

73 (27.4)

11.84

1.00

CD4 count

<560

62 (37.1)

19.38

1.00

0.69

560–631

61 (42.6)

21.88

1.19 (0.69–2.07)

632–768

62 (32.3)

14.13

0.86 (0.48–1.56)

≥769

61 (41.0)

17.74

1.15 (0.65–2.01)

Migration

No migration in last 2 years

150 (34.7)

15.84

1.00

0.32

Migration in last 2 years

49 (42.9)

21.77

1.38 (0.82–2.28)

Missing data

48 (43.8)

22.01

1.36 (0.82–2.26)

Number of previous CD4 counts

0

95 (45.3)

22.43

1.00

0.03

1

79 (41.8)

20.11

0.89 (0.57–1.40)

2+

73 (24.7)

10.95

0.49 (0.29–0.85)