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Table 3 Factors determining adherence to ART among HIV patients at DRH, 2020

From: Determinant factors for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adult HIV patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia: a case–control study

Variables

Categories

Case

Control

COR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Marital status

Single

51

20

1

   

Married

242

88

1.078 (0.609, 1.910)

.796

  

Divorced

61

15

1.595 (0.741, 3.430)

.232

  

Widowed

63

16

1.544 (0.727, 3.282)

.259

  

Educational status

Uneducated

127

29

1

   

1o education

113

36

0.717 (0.413, 1.243)

.236

  

2o education

109

42

0.593 (0.346, 1.015)

.057

  

3o education

68

32

0.485 (0.271, 0.869)

.015

  

Monthly income

 <  = 2000 birr

273

99

1

   

 > 2000 birr

144

40

1.305 (0.859, 1.985)

.212

  

Khat

Yes

19

13

1

   

No

398

126

2.161 (1.038, 4.500)

.039

  

Alcohol

Yes

17

2

1

   

No

400

137

0.343 (0.078, 1.506)

.156

  

Duration on ART

6–12 month

8

9

1

 

1

 

13-24 month

9

2

5.062 (0.833, 30.75)

.078

4.835 (0.767, 30.504)

.094

 > 25 month

400

128

3.516 (1.329, 9.301)

.011

3.665 (1.321, 10.170)

0.013*

Baseline WHO stage

Stage I

170

40

2.479 (1.309, 4.697)

.005

2.194 (1.116, 4.314)

.023*

Stage II

122

55

1.294 (0.692, 2.418)

.419

1.065 (0.554, 2.045)

.851

Stage III

89

23

2.257 (1.113, 4.577)

.024

1.991 (0.958, 4.136)

.065

Stage IV

36

21

1

 

1

 

IPT use

Yes

304

83

1.815 (1.214, 2.713)

.004

  

No

113

56

1

1

  

Taking anti-TB

No

384

113

2.677 (1.537, 4.664)

.001

2.271 (1.257, 4.102)

.007*

Yes

33

26

1

 

1

 
  1. *Statistically significant (p-value ≤ 0.05)