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Table 1 Unadjusted and adjusted models showing independent predictors of manual reporting of deaths

From: Physician's manual reporting underestimates mortality: evidence from a population-based HIV/AIDS treatment program

Variable

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

  

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Physician practice location

Urban versus rural

0.79 (0.47 to 1.32)

--

Physician HIV-experience

per 10 patient increase

1.06 (1.01 to 1.11)

1.02 (1.00 to 1.04)

Year of death

per 1 year increase

1.18 (1.11 to 1.26)

1.17 (1.09 to 1.25)

Cause of death

Non-accidental versus Accidental

2.23 (1.41 to 3.53)

1.69 (1.03 to 2.78)

Age

per 10 year increase

0.99 (0.85 to 1.17)

--

Sex

Female versus Male

0.84 (0.56 to 1.27)

--

History of injection drug use

Yes versus No

1.57 (1.12 to 2.20)

1.49 (1.03 to 2.15)

Baseline CD4 cell count (Cells/mm 3 )

per 100 cells/mm3

increase

0.88 (0.81 to 0.95)

0.90 (0.83 to 0.98)

Baseline plasma viral load

(Log 10 copies/mL)

per Log10 copies/mL increase

1.29 (0.99 to 1.69)

1.38 (1.04 to 1.85)

Adherence

≥ 95% versus < 95%

1.44 (1.03 to 2.02)

1.41 (0.99 to 2.01)

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.