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Table 2 Factors associated with lost to follow-up of children exposed to HIV in Porto Alegre, 2000—2017

From: Factors associated with loss to follow up among HIV-exposed children: a historical cohort study from 2000 to 2017, in Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

Unadjusted RR RRa

CI 95%

p

Adjusted RRb

CI 95%

p

Age range

  

 < 0.001

  

0.003

  Up to 22

1.26

1.13–1.41

 

1.25

1.09–1.43

 

  23—26

1.13

1.01–1.28

 

1.13

0.97–1.31

 

  27—31

1.01

0.89–1.14

 

1.01

0.87–1.17

 

  32 or more

1

  

1

  

Race/Color

  

0.001

  

0.013

  White

1

-

 

1

-

-

  Black or mixed

1.15

1.06–1.25

 

1.13

1.03–1.25

 

Schooling

  

 < 0.001

  

 < 0.001

  Up to three years

1.46

1.30–1.65

 

1.45

1.26–1.67

 

  Between four and seven years

1.14

1.04–1.26

 

1.14

1.02–1.28

 

  Eight years or more

1

  

1

  

Intravenous drug use

  Yes

1.25

1.09–1.44

0.001

1.29

1.12–1.50

0.001

  No

1

-

-

1

-

-

HIV diagnosis

  During prenatal care or at delivery

1.45

1.32–1.58

 < 0.001

1.37

1.24–1.52

 < 0.001

  Before prenatal care

1

-

-

1

-

-

  1. aUnadjusted RR estimated by Poisson regression model with robust variation
  2. bAdjusted RR estimated by Poisson regression model with robust variation