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Table 1 Comparison of general characteristics between group retained in care and drop out group

From: Analysis of factors associated with dropping-out from HIV antiretroviral therapy in Kunming City, China

Item

therapy status during investigation

χ2

P

Drop out group (n = 252)

Group retained in care (n = 187)

Gender

  

0.78

0.38

 Male

189 (56.3)

147 (43.8)

  

 Female

63 (61.2)

40 (38.8)

  

Age

  

11.37

0.04

  ≤ 24

24 (61.5)

15 (38.5)

  

 25–34

58 (47.5)

64 (52.5)

  

 35–44

97 (66.4)

49 (33.6)

  

 45–54

47 (58.0)

34 (42.0)

  

 55–64

19 (54.3)

16 (35.7)

  

  ≥ 65

7 (43.8)

9 (56.3)

  

Nationality

  

0.97

0.33

 Han nationality

215 (58.4)

153 (41.6)

  

 Ethnic minority

37 (52.1)

34 (47.9)

  

Residential area

  

39.16

0.00

 Rural areas

140 (74.5)

48 (25.5)

  

 Town

112 (44.6)

139 (55.4)

  

Household register

  

1.85

0.60

 Local county

119 (58.6)

84 (41.4)

  

 Other county of the city

20 (47.6)

22 (52.4)

  

 Other city of the province

39 (59.1)

27 (40.9)

  

 Other province

74 (57.8)

54 (42.2)

  

Marital status

  

1.08

0.78

 Single

88 (54.3)

74 (45.7)

  

 Married

71 (60.2)

47 (39.8)

  

 Divorced

86 (58.5)

61 (41.5)

  

 Bereaved wife or husband

7 (58.3)

5 (41.7)

  

Educational level

  

31.79

0.00

 Illiteracy

10 (90.9)

1 (9.1)

  

 Primary school

55 (67.9)

26 (32.1)

  

 Junior high school

111 (66.5)

56 (33.5)

  

 High school

34 (45.3)

41 (54.7)

  

 College or above

42 (40.0)

63 (60.0)

  

Occupation

  

57.99

0.00

 Farmer

112 (78.9)

30 (21.1)

  

 Housework and unemployment

65 (56.0)

51 (44.0)

  

 Service

27 (39.7)

41 (60.3)

  

 Worker

11 (37.9)

18 (62.1)

  

 Cadre staff

7 (33.3)

14 (66.7)

  

 Retiree

1 (8.3)

11 (91.7)

  

 Student

12 (66.7)

6 (33.3)

  

 Migrant workers

9 (52.9)

8 (47.1)

  

 Other

8 (50.0)

8 (50.0)

  

Monthly income

  

33.81

0.00

  < 500

84 (75.0)

28 (25.0)

  

 500–1000

36 (66.7)

18 (33.3)

  

 1000–2000

35 (36.5)

61 (63.5)

  

 2000–3000

50 (54.3)

42 (45.7)

  

  ≥ 3000

47 (55.3)

38 (44.7)

  

Minimum living allowances

  

17.50

0.00

 Yes

62 (78.5)

17 (21.5)

  

 No

190 (52.8)

170 (47.2)

  

HIV transmission route

  

43.15

0.00

 Injection drug abuse

76 (83.5)

15 (16.5)

  

 Male to male transmission

43 (40.2)

64 (59.8)

  

 Heterosexual transmission

133 (55.2)

108 (44.8)

  

Living status

  

10.88

0.01

 Live alone

111 (58.4)

79 (41.6)

  

 Usually live with strangers

20 (83.3)

4 (16.7)

  

 Live with classmates/colleagues/friends

27 (65.9)

14 (34.1)

  

 Live with family

94 (51.1)

90 (48.9)

  

Recent CD4 counts

  

0.65

0.723

  < 350

126 (59.2%)

87 (40.8%)

  

 350~

47 (57.3%)

35 (42.7%)

  

 500~

79 (54.9%)

65 (45.1%)

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