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Table 4 Factors associated with mortality of adult HIV-positive patients LTFU

From: Outcomes and factors affecting mortality and successful tracing among patients lost to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy in Pawi Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Outcomes number (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Deceased

Alive

Age category

 18–28 years

17 (29.8)

75 (39.1)

1

1

 

 29–40 years

23 (40.4)

78 (40.6)

0.77 (0.38,1.55)

0.78 (0.38–1.60)

0.491

 > 40 years

17 (29.8)

39 (20.3)

0.52 (0.24,1.13)

0.54 (0.24–1.20)

0.129

CPT

 Not received

11 (19.3)

80 (41.7)

2.98 (1.46,6.12)

2.59 (1.22–5.59)

0.013*

 Received

46 (80.7)

112 (58.3)

1

1

1

Tracing methods

 Phone

16 (28.1)

79 (41.1)

1.79 (0.94,3.42)

1.53 (0.78–3.02)

0.217

 Field work

41 (71.9)

113 (58.9)

1

1

1

Clinical stage

 I/II

16 (28.1)

64 (33.3)

1

1

 

 III

22 (38.6)

85 (44.3)

0.97 (0.45,1.99)

1.03 (0.49–2.17)

0.932

 IV

19 (33.3)

43 (22.4)

0.57 (0.26,1.22)

0.69 (0.31–1.54)

0.369

Follow-up time

 < 12 months

40 (70.2)

120 (62.5)

1

1

 

 > 12 months

17 (29.8)

72 (37.5)

1.41 (0.75,2.67)

1.57 (0.77–2.94)

0.231

  1. *p value for statistically significant variable