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Table 3 Socio-demographic factors associated with HIV/AIDS patients’ attrition from care in Ethiopia (2005–2019)

From: HIV patients retention and attrition in care and their determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables

No*

Sample

OR (95% CI)

I2 (%)

P-value

Age in years

 18–24

8

12,482

1

99

< 0.001

  > 24

  

0.88 (0.27–2.89)

  

Sex

 Female

18

33,424

1

82.1

< 0.001

 Male

  

1.12 (0.97–5.45)

  

Marital status

 married

13

18,911

1

90.8

< 0.001

 Not married

  

1.52 (1.15–2.01)**

  

Employment status

 Employed

3

1887

1

70

0.036

 Not employed

  

1.27 (0.86–1.88)

  

Residence

 Urban

2

12,735

1

93.3

< 0.001

 Rural

  

0.87 (0.43–1.78)

  

Education

 Educated

8

6016

1

96.7

< 0.001

 Not educated

  

2.21 (0.90–5.45)

  

Disclosure status

 Disclosed

2

2008

1

71.1

0.063

 Not disclosed

  

6.36 (3.58–11.29)**

  

Substance use

 Yes

2

815

1

75.5

0.044

 No

  

0.41 (0.17–0.98)**

  
  1. No*---stands for numbers of articles
  2. **Significant at p-value less than 0.05