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Table 1 Baseline characteristics sociodemographic and testing characteristics of 240 participants enrolled from HIV counseling and testing centers, and univariate associations with early deatha or late or no presentation to careb

From: Test site predicts HIV care linkage and antiretroviral therapy initiation: a prospective 3.5 year cohort study of HIV-positive testers in northern Tanzania

 

Total

Early death

Late or no presentation to care

N or median

% or IQRc

N or median

% or IQR

ORc

95 % CI

p

N or median

% or IQR

OR

95 % CI

p

Total

240

 

26

10.8 %

   

40

16.7 %

   

Gender

 Female

163

67.9 %

11

6.7 %

1.00

  

27

16.6 %

1.00

  

 Male

77

32.1 %

15

19.5 %

3.34

(1.42, 7.81)

0.003

13

16.9 %

0.98

(0.47, 2.02)

0.951

Age, years

36.5

(31, 43)

37.5

(31, 42)

  

0.772

32

(27, 37.5)

  

<0.001

Enrollment site

 Hospital OPDc, d

149

62.1 %

18

12.1 %

1.00

  

10

6.7 %

1.00

  

 Community VCTc

91

37.9 %

8

8.8 %

0.70

(0.30, 1.69)

0.701

30

33.0 %

6.84

(2.99, 15.64)

<0.001

Tested due to feeling sick

 No

150

62.5 %

10

6.7 %

1.00

  

32

21.3 %

1.00

  

 Yes

89

37.1 %

16

18.0 %

3.07

(1.31, 7.21)

0.007

8

9.0 %

0.36

(0.16, 0.84)

0.014

Marital status

 Married or cohabitating

102

42.5 %

12

11.8 %

1.00

  

16

15.7 %

1.00

  

 Widowed

35

14.6 %

4

11.4 %

0.97

(0.29, 3.23)

0.603

5

14.3 %

0.89

(0.30, 2.67)

0.895

 Separated or divorced

60

25.0 %

7

11.7 %

0.99

(0.37, 2.68)

0.770

9

15.0 %

0.95

(0.39, 2.31)

0.907

 Never married

43

17.9 %

3

7.0 %

0.56

(0.15, 2.12)

0.389

10

23.3 %

1.63

(0.76, 3.98)

0.280

Education

 None or primary

209

87.1 %

22

10.5 %

1.00

  

30

14.4 %

1.00

  

 Secondary or higher

31

12.9 %

4

12.9 %

1.25

(0.40, 3.94)

0.692

10

32.3 %

2.84

(1.20, 6.71)

0.013

Primary residence

 Rural

123

51.3 %

13

10.6 %

1.00

1

 

21

17.1 %

1.00

  

 Urban

114

47.5 %

10

8.8 %

0.81

(0.34, 1.94)

0.641

19

16.7 %

0.97

(0.49, 1.92)

0.934

Primary occupation

 Business

76

31.7 %

7

9.2 %

1.00

  

13

17.1 %

1.00

  

 Farming

39

16.3 %

5

12.8 %

1.45

(0.42, 4.94)

0.551

7

17.9 %

1.06

(0.38, 2.93)

0.910

 Non-professional worker (e.g., cleaning)

87

36.3 %

5

5.7 %

0.60

(0.18, 1.99)

0.400

12

13.8 %

0.77

(0.33, 1.83)

0.559

 Professional (e.g., nurse)

22

9.2 %

4

18.2 %

2.19

(0.56, 8.44)

0.243

4

18.2 %

1.42

(0.44, 4.59)

0.551

 Unemployed

16

6.7 %

5

31.3 %

4.48

(1.15, 17.49)

0.018

4

25.0 %

1.62

(0.44, 5.87)

0.462

3 item wealth asset scale

 0 items

119

49.6 %

10

8.4 %

1.00

  

17

14.3 %

1.00

  

 1–3 items

121

50.4 %

16

13.2 %

1.66

(0.72, 3.84)

0.231

23

19.0 %

1.40

(0.71, 2.80)

0.327

  1. aDeath prior to 2nd study follow up visit
  2. bPresented to clinic >6 months after HIV+ diagnosis, or no presentation to clinic
  3. c Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, IQR intraquartile range, OPD outpatient department, VCT voluntary counseling and testing
  4. dIncludes both clients who presented specifically requesting an HIV test, and clients tested as part of provider initiated testing and counseling during an outpatient visit
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