Table 2 Bivariate associations with retention in care
Retention in HIV care | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Characteristics | n (%), unless indicated otherwise | ||
ISEL [M(SD); min, max] | 27.52a (4.22); 20, 36 | 24.98b (4.55); 9, 36 | 0.01 |
Control variables | |||
Age | 0.520 | ||
15–24 years | 10 (19.23) | 42 (80.77) | |
25–34 years | 9 (12.50) | 63 (87.50) | |
35 years+ | 6 (19.35) | 25 (80.65) | |
Education | 0.903 | ||
None | 2 (15.38) | 11 (84.62) | |
Primary | 17 (15.45) | 93 (84.55) | |
Secondary | 6 (18.75) | 26 (81.25) | |
Cowife | 0.267 | ||
No | 11 (12.64) | 76 (87.36) | |
Yes | 9 (24.32) | 28 (75.68) | |
Don’t know | 4 (15.38) | 22 (84.62) | |
Missing | |||
Number of children | 0.922 | ||
One child | 5 (13.16) | 33 (86.84) | |
Two children | 7 (18.92) | 30 (81.08) | |
Three children | 7 (17.07) | 34 (82.93) | |
Four children plus | 6 (15.79) | 32 (84.21) | |
Missing | |||
Financial sufficiency | 0.435 | ||
Insufficient | 22 (17.19) | 106 (82.81) | |
Sufficient | 3 (11.11) | 24 (88.89) | |
Food insecurity | 0.154 | ||
Food insecure | 16 (20.78) | 61 (79.22) | |
Food secure | 9 (12.16) | 65 (87.84) | |
Missing | |||
Monthly income | 0.722 | ||
No income | 15 (17.05) | 73 (82.95) | |
UGX 10,000+ | 10 (14.93) | 57 (85.07) | |