Table 5: Multivariate analysis (N = 200)

Variable

LTFU (n=100) n(%)

No LTFU (n=100) n(%)

OR

CI

p-value

< Secondary education

19 (19)

9 (9)

8.301

0.573-120.290

0.121

Marital status single

69 (69)

54 (54)

1.819

0.398-8.313

0.44

Alcohol consumption

79 (79)

70 (70)

0.436

0.075-2.553

0.358

Tobacco consumption

11 (11)

4 (4)

0.388

0.025-5.942

0.497

Median monthly income (USD)

85.5 (0-239.3)

111.1 (0-341.8)

1

1.000-1.000

0.227

Status not known by a family member

78 (78)

48 (48)

4.027

0.585-27.748

0.157

Mean amount spent per consultation (USD)

8.54 ± 25.1

5.98 ± 0.59

1.006

0.117-8.629

0.995

Distance to health facility (Km)

7.5 (5.0-12.0)

5.0 (4.0-7.0)

1.218

1.029-1.442

0.022

Patient not accessible

13 (13)

1 (1)

1.081

0.055-21.379

0.959

Diagnosed by VCT

27 (27)

8 (8)

10.849

0.990-118.869

0.051

WHO stage > II

42 (42)

29 (29)

0.598

0.140-2.556

0.488

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

24.3 ± 4.2

25.8 ± 4.1

0.969

0.822-1.143

0.711

First viral load (copies/ml)

316 (60-3,124)

166 (60-700)

1

1.000-1.000

0.173

Drug side effects

52 (52)

26 (26)

2.124

0.440-10.248

0.348

Occurrence of opportunistic infections

20 (20)

5 (5)

14.744

1.099-197.773

0.042

Patient on other treatment

21 (21)

8 (8)

30.096

1.548-585.208

0.025

Median duration of psychological follow-up (months)

19.5 (9.5-31.5)

33.0 (22.0-51.0)

0.956

0.917-0.997

0.036

Mean number of Therapeutic education sessions

3 ± 1

5 ± 2

0.095

0.031-0.287

0

Patient not in a support group

14 (14)

46 (46)

6.768

0.994-31.880

0.051