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Table 4 Association of variables with nonadherence to HAART, Felege Hiwot Hospital and Gondar University Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2008

From: Magnitude and determinants of nonadherence and nonreadiness to highly active antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross - sectional study

Determinants

Adherence status

Adjusted

OR**

95% CI

P-Values

 

Nonadherent

N (%)

Adherent

N (%)

 

Lower

Upper

 

Treatment side effects

      

No*

34 (39.1)

271 (65.0)

1.0

--

--

--

Yes

53 (60.9)

146 (35.0)

1.4

0.8

2.5

0.04

Readiness to HAART

      

Ready*

46 (52.9)

388 (93.0)

1.0

--

--

--

Not ready

41 (47.1)

29 (7.0)

8.9

4.8

16.7

<0.001

Contact with psychiatric care services

      

No*

69 (79.3)

376 (90.2)

1.0

--

--

--

Yes

18 (20.7)

41 (9.8)

2.2

1.1

4.5

0.02

Having goals

      

Yes*

76 (87.4)

409 (98.1)

1.0

--

--

--

No

11 (12.6)

8 (1.9)

3.5

1.1

10.8

0.03

  1. N = Number, OR = Odds ratio, CI = Confidence interval; * = Reference Category; ** = All the variables in the table are included in the model