Factors affecting optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression amongst HIV-infected prisoners in South Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Table 3 Logistic regression model of factors associated with self-reported ART non-adherence amongst incarcerated and non-incarcerated ART clients in South Ethiopia (incarcerated = 74; non-incarcerated = 296)

Variable		Adherence		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Variable		Adherent, n (%)	Non-adherent, n (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Relationship with a person to whom HIV status disclosed	Spouse	48 (92.3)	4 (7.7)	3.07 (1.03–9.12)*	1.71 (0.38–7.71)
	Offspring	11 (64.7)	6 (35.3)	0.47 (0.16–1.36)	0.58 (0.11–3.02)
	Parent	10 (71.4)	4 (28.6)	0.64(0.19–2.17)	0.98 (0.13–7.23)
	More than one of the above	129 (79.6)	33 (20.4)	1	1
Adherence to specific medication schedule in the last four days	Never	6 (75.0)	2 (25.0)	0.08 (0.01–0.51)*	0.002 (0.0001–0.05)*
	Some	6 (54.5)	5 (45.5)	0.03 (0.01–0.15)*	0.03 (0.002–0.52)*
	Half	20 (57.1)	15 (42.9)	0.04 (0.01–0.12)*	0.002 (0.0001–0.02)*
	Most	120 (75.9)	38 (24.1)	0.08 (0.03–0.24)*	0.01(0.002–0.13)*
	All of the time	154 (97.5)	4 (2.5)	1	1
Aids used to manage medication schedule	Mobile phone	33 (80.5)	8 (19.5)	0.67 (0.28–1.61)	0.35 (0.07–1.72)
	Watch	24 (72.7)	9 (27.3)	0.43 (0.18–1.03)	0.23 (0.04–1.26)
	Radio/TV	19 (63.3)	11(36.7)	0.28 (0.12–0.66)*	0.08 (0.01–0.53)*
	Other	26 (74.3)	9 (25.7)	0.47 (0.20–1.11)	0.07 (0.01–0.67)*
	More than one aid	166 (86.0)	27 (14.0)	1	1
Number of clinic appointments missed in the last 12-months	None	210 (93.8)	14 (6.3)	1	1
	One	83 (65.3)	44 (34.7)	0.13 (0.07–0.24)*	0.06 (0.02–0.22)*
	Two and more	13 (68.4)	6 (31.6)	0.14 (0.05–0.44)*	0.16 (0.03–0.97)*
Satisfaction with ART services	Poor	242 (80.9)	57 (19.1)	0.46 (0.20–1.06)	0.14 (0.03–0.63)*
Satisfaction with ART services	Good	64 (90.1)	7 (9.9)	1	1

COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ART antiretroviral therapy, TV television; ^* statistically significant association at P < 0.05.
Adherent: adherence level ≥ 95%; Non-adherent: adherence level < 95%.
Sum of categories of ‘relationship with a person to whom HIV status disclosed’ and ‘aids used to manage medication schedule’ may not give the total sample as some categories were not considered in the analysis due to an insufficient number of observations.

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