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Table 1 Socio-demographic factors and their association with LTFU and active status

From: Predictors of the observed high prevalence of loss to follow-up in ART-experienced adult PLHIV: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study in the Tanga Region, Tanzania

Sample characteristics

LTFU

Total (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

Median age (IQR)

42.6 (35–52)

 

Age group, years

   

 15–24

2784 (66.36)

1411 (33.64)

4195 (7.34)

 25–34

7312 (67.84)

3467 (32.16)

10,779 (18.85)

 35–44

12,472 (74.11)

4356 (25.89)

16,828 (29.43)

 45–54

11,542 (77.39)

3373 (22.61)

14,915 (26.09)

 55 + 

7952 (76.05)

2504 (23.95)

10,456 (18.29)

Sex

   

 Female

29,174 (73.73)

10,394 (26.27)

39,568 (69.21)

 Male

12,888 (73.21)

4717 (26.79)

17,605 (30.79)

District

   

 Handeni

4755 (69.98)

2040 (30.02)

6795 (11.88)

 Kilindi

1614 (65.32)

857 (34.68)

2471 (4.32)

 Korogwe

6559 (73.62)

2350 (26.37)

8909 (15.58)

 Lushoto

4457 (75.43)

1452 (24.57)

5909 (10.34)

 Mkinga

2123 (76.73)

644 (23.27)

2767 (4.84)

 Muheza

7397 (70.04)

3164 (29.96)

10,561 (18.47)

 Pangani

2375 (73.83)

842 (26.17)

3217 (5.63)

 Tanga

12,782 (77.26)

3762 (22.74)

16,544 (28.94)

Pregnant status

   

 No

22,765 (73.57)

8180 (26.43)

30,945 (97.81)

 Yes

435 (62.86)

257 (37.14)

692 (2.19)

Marital status

   

 Cohabiting

589 (74.74)

198 (25.26)

787 (1.47)

 Divorced

4235 (75.76)

1355 (24.24)

5590 (10.5)

 Married

20,838 (74.77)

7031 (25.23)

27,869 (52.37)

 Single

10,836 (70.33)

4571 (29.67)

15,407 (28.95)

 Widow

2686 (75.26)

883 (24.74)

3569 (6.71)