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Table 3 Predictors of LTFU among adult TB patients who received TB care in Gibe woreda public health facilities, Hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia (n = 402)

From: Predictors of loss to follow-up among adult tuberculosis patients in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study

Characteristics

LTFU (n, %)

Censoreda (n, %)

cHR (95% CI)

aHR (95% CI)

Age in years (Ref.: 15–24 years)

2 (5.4)

101 (27.7)

  

 25–34 years

2 (5.4)

79 (21.6)

1.28(0.18, 9.09)

1.26 (0.17, 9.07)

 35–44 years

2 (5.4)

72 (19.7)

1.41(0.20, 10.0)

1.48 (0.20, 11.00)

  > =45 years

31 (83.8)

113 (31.0)

12.38(2.96, 51.75)**

7.71 (1.72, 34.50)*

Gender (Ref.: female)

8 (21.6)

171 (46.8)

  

 Male

29 (78.4)

194 (53.2)

3.02(1.38,6.61)**

2.32(0.97, 5.55)

Education (Ref.: no formal education)

11 (29.7)

126 (34.5)

  

Primary (1–8 grades)

11 (29.7)

99 (27.1)

1.22(0.53, 2.81)

3.54(1.49, 8.41)**

Secondary (9–10 grades)

10 (27.0)

93 (25.5)

1.21 (0.52, 2.86)

2.75(1.08, 7.03)*

Preparatory/College or above

5 (13.5)

47 (12.9)

1.17 (0.41, 3.37)

2.59(0.88, 7.64)

Tuberculosis type on admission (Ref.: pulmonary positive)

18 (48.7)

115 (31.5)

  

Pulmonary negative

16 (43.2)

172 (47.1)

0.62(0.32, 1.21)

0.90(0.45, 1.80)

Extra pulmonary

3 (8.1)

78 (21.4)

0.26(0.08, 0.88)*

0.38(0.11, 1.33)

Nutritional support (Ref.: no)

21 (56.8)

301 (82.5)

  

 Yes

16 (43.2)

64 (17.5)

3.24(1.69, 6.21)***

3.40(1.68, 6.89)**

Family support on TB care (Ref.: yes)

18 (48.7)

331 (90.7)

  

 No

19 (51.3)

34 (9.3)

8.58 (4.97, 16.36)***

2.80(1.27, 6.19)*

Distance from a health facility (Ref.: < 10 km)

6 (16.2)

245 (67.1)

  

  ≥ 10 km

31 (83.8)

120 (32.9)

10.29(4.27, 24.83)***

6.06(2.33, 15.81)**

  1. LTFU Lost to follow-up, cHR crude odds ratio, aHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, TB tuberculosis, Ref. reference category
  2. acured, treatment completed, died, treatment failure, transferred out
  3. p value < 0.05
  4. ⁎⁎p value < 0.01
  5. ⁎⁎p value < 0.001