Socio-demographic characteristics | LTFU (n1 = 45) Frequency (%) | No-LTFU (n2 = 260) Frequency (%) | Total (n = 305) Frequency (%) | LTFU Rate [95%CI] Per 100 PYs | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.3644 | ||||
Male | 19 (42.2) | 129 (49.6) | 148 (48.5) | 3.9 [2.5, 6.1] | |
Female | 26 (57.8) | 131 (50.4) | 157 (51.5) | 5.1 [3.5, 7.5] | |
Age (Years) | 0.1078 | ||||
> 35 | 14 (31.1) | 115 (44.2) | 129 (42.3) | 3.3 [1.9, 5.5] | |
≤ 35 | 31 (68.9) | 145 (55.8) | 176 (57.7) | 5.5 [3.9, 7.8] | |
Marital Status | 0.3710 | ||||
Single | 13 (28.9) | 56 (21.6) | 69 (22.6) | 6.2 [3.6, 10.7] | |
Married | 20 (44.4) | 109 (41.9) | 129 (42.3) | 4.5 [2.9, 7.0] | |
Othersa | 12 (26.7) | 95 (36.5) | 107 (35.1) | 3.5 [2.0, 6.1] | |
Educational Level | 0.5581 | ||||
No Education | 10 (22.2) | 55 (21.2) | 65 (21.3) | 4.4 [2.4, 8.1] | |
Primary | 11 (24.4 | 79 (30.4) | 90 (29.5) | 3.8 [2.1, 6.8] | |
Secondary | 21 (46.7) | 98 (37.7) | 119 (39.0) | 5.7 [3.7, 8.7] | |
Tertiary | 3 (6.7) | 28 (10.8) | 31 (10.2) | 2.8 [0.9, 8.7] | |
Religion | 0.0077 | ||||
Orthodox | 40 (88.9) | 253 (97.3) | 293 (96.1) | 4.1 [3.0, 5.6] | |
Muslim | 5 (11.1) | 7 (2.7) | 12(3.9) | 21.1 [8.8, 50.8] | |
Health Institution | 0.6074 | ||||
Ayder Hospital | 21 (46.7) | 112 (43.1) | 133(43.6) | 5.0 [3.3, 7.7] | |
Mekelle Hospital | 24 (52.3) | 148 (56.9) | 172(56.4) | 4.2[2.8, 6.2] |