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Table 1 Characteristics of Study Participants

From: Loss to follow-up and associated maternal factors among HIV-exposed infants at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a retrospective study

Characteristics

Total Cohort (n = 1073)

LTFU (n = 515)

Discharged (n = 558)

Age (median IQR)

26 (23–30)

26 (22–30)

27 (24–30)

Religion: n (%)

 Catholic

266 (24.8)

133 (25.8)

133 (23.8)

 Protestant

465 (43.3)

224 (43.5)

241 (43.2)

 Muslim

107 (9.9)

47 (9.1)

60 (10.7)

 Other

40 (3.7)

24 (4.6)

16 (3.1)

 Missing

195 (18.2)

87 (16.9)

108 (19.4)

Marital Status: n (%)

 Single

81 (7.5)

39 (7.5)

42 (7.5)

 Married

706 (65.8)

348 (67.6)

358 (64.2)

 Separated

115 (10.7)

52 (10.1)

63 (11.3)

 Divorced

53 (4.9)

24 (4.7)

29 (5.2)

 Widowed

71 (6.6)

32 (6.2)

39 (6.9)

 Missing

47 (4.4)

21 (4.1)

26 (4.7)

Education: n (%)

 None

30 (2.8)

16 (3.1)

14 (2.5)

 Primary

533 (49.7)

269 (52.2)

264 (47.3)

 Secondary

224 (20.9)

111 (21.5)

113 (20.3)

 Tertiary

62 (5.8)

23 (4.5)

39 (6.9)

 Missing

224 (20.9)

97 (18.9)

127 (22.8)

Parity (Median IQR)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

Income: n (%)

 <  100,000

622 (57.9)

302 (58.6)

320 (57.3)

 100,001-250,000

101 (9.4)

46 (8.9)

55 (9.8)

 250,001-500,000

18 (1.7)

9 (1.7)

9 (1.6)

 > 500,000

10 (0.9)

4 (0.8)

6 (1.1)

 Missing

322 (30.0)

154 (29.9)

168 (30.1)

Distance: n (%)

 Short

529 (49.3)

243 (47.2)

286 (51.3)

 Long

315 (29.4)

165 (32.0)

150 (26.9)

 Missing

229 (21.3)

108 (20.9)

121 (21.7)

Occupation: n (%)

 Unemployed

227 (21.2)

120 (23.3)

107 (19.2)

 Student

18 (1.7)

8 (1.5)

10 (1.8)

 Civil Servant

29 (2.7)

13 (2.5)

16 (2.9)

 Business

209 (19.5)

93 (18.1)

116 (20.8)

 Armed forces

2 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

 Farmer

316 (29.4)

160 (31.1)

156 (27.9)

 Other

152 (14.2)

67 (13.0)

85 (15.2)

 Missing

120 (11.2)

53 (10.3)

67 (12.0)

Alcohol Consumption: n (%)

 No

706 (65.8)

338 (65.6)

368 (65.9)

 Yes

170 (15.8)

84 (16.3)

86 (15.4)

 Missing

197 (18.4)

93 (18.1)

104 (18.6)

Disclosure: n (%)

 No

70 (6.5)

33 (6.4)

37 (6.6)

 Yes

772 (71.9)

373 (72.4)

399 (71.5)

 Missing

231 (21.5)

109 (21.2)

122 (21.9)

Family planning use:

 No

200 (18.6)

112 (21.8)

88 (15.8)

 Yes

873 (81.4)

403 (78.2)

470 (84.2)