Model building - risk factors for attrition Individual characteristics Significant and selected (p<0.1)Significant and not selected -Lower age -Male gender -Increasing years since program active -Increasing WHO stage -Weight loss > 10% body mass -Fever > 1 month -Lower CD4 count -Poorer functional status -Higher distance to clinic -Lower TLC count -Lower Hb level -Candidiasis -Wasting Program characteristics (p<0.2) -Level of health facility -Type of health facility -Dispensing of ARVs at community level -Buddy needed for ART initiation
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