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Table 2 Multivariate analysis on the magnitude and factors associated with adherence among adolescents and youths, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 316)

From: Adolescent’s and youth’s adherence to antiretroviral therapy for better treatment outcome and its determinants: multi-center study in public health facilities

Variables

Adhered

Non-Adhered

COR (95%)

AOR (95%)

P value

Sex

Male

Female

103 (78.6%)

120 (64.3%)

28 (21.4%)

65 (35.1%)

1

0.502 (0.300–0.840)

1

0.323 (0.164–0.637) *

0.001*

WHO stage at start of ART

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

82 (79.6%)

70 (71.4%)

56 (67.5%)

15 (46.9%)

21 (20.4%)

28 (28.6%)

27 (32.5%)

17 (53.1%)

1

0.640 (0.334–1.226)

0.531 (0.273–1.032)

0.226 (0.097–0.525)

1

1.117 (0.480–2.598)

0.881 (0.374–2.073)

0.386 (0.142–1.052)

0.797

0.771

0.063

History of opportunistic Infection

Yes

57 (57.0%)

43 (43.0%)

0.394 (0.237–0.654)

0.483 (0.249–0.936) *

0.031*

Additional medication

Yes

31 (47.7%)

34 (52.3%)

0.280 (0.159–0.494)

0.436 (0.206–0.922) *

0.030*

Availability of service in the facility

Yes

68 (75.6%)

22 (24.4%)

1.416 (0.811–2.471)

2.206 (1.031–4.721) *

0.042*

  1. Note: 1 reference categories * statistically significant at p value = 0.05