Transition into adult care: factors associated with level of preparedness among adolescents living with HIV in Cambodia

Table 5 Factors associated with level of preparedness for transition to adult care in multivariate logistic regression model

Variables in the final model^a	Level of preparedness for transition^b
Variables in the final model^a	AOR (95% CI)	p value
Age	2.44 (1.34–4.46)	0.004
Family received social support for your health
No	Reference
Yes	5.32 (1.97–14.36)	0.001
Do you know what kind of medicine you have received?
Don’t know	Reference
Pre-ART	4.20 (1.99–7.39)	0.02
ART	12.67 (2.91–15.19)	0.001
Person who you trust the most for your treatment
Health providers	Reference
Counselors/peer educators	2.41 (0.42–13.79)	0.33
Friends/family	7.82 (1.13–8.89)	0.008
Other	1.51 (0.23–9.78)	0.66
Received counseling on transition to adult services
No	Reference
Yes	3.17 (1.15–8.76)	0.03
A ‘Case Manager’ has been identified to support you during the transition
No	Reference
Yes	3.89 (1.08–13.96)	0.04
Satisfaction with preparation for transition in general
Very satisfied	Reference
Somewhat satisfied	0.21 (0.08–5.46)	0.35
Somewhat dissatisfied	0.32 (0.01–0.94)	0.04
Very dissatisfied	0.35 (0.03–0.87)	0.01

AOR adjusted odds ratio, ART antiretroviral therapy, CI confidence interval
^aAge, gender and all variables associated with level of preparedness for transition to adult care at a level of p < 0.05 were simultaneously included in a multivariate logistic regression model
^bMean score of readiness for transition scale was used to divide participants into two groups—adolescents with low level of readiness (≤7) and adolescents with high level of readiness (>7)

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