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Table 6 Logistic regression model of factors associated with virological failure amongst incarcerated and non-incarcerated ART clients in South Ethiopia

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

Variable

Virological failure

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI), Complete case analysis (N = 279)

AOR (95% CI), Multiple imputation (N = 370)

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

Gender

Male

16 (8.0)

183 (92.0)

1

1

1

Female

1 (0.4)

156 (99.4)

0.07 (0.01–0.55)*

0.03 (0.003–0.41)*

0.04 (0.003–0.41)*

Age in years

26–30

3 (3.9)

74 (96.1)

1.12 (0.27–4.61)

5.37 (0.62–46.34)

4.89 (0.54–44.32)

31–35

8 (11.4)

62 (88.6)

3.57 (1.19–10.70)*

14.10 (2.35–84.57)*

13.05 (2.10–81.16)*

 > 35

6 (3.5)

166 (96.5)

1

1

1

Social stigma

Non-stigmatised

9 (3.3)

262 (96.7)

1

1

1

Stigmatised

8 (9.1)

80 (90.9)

2.91 (1.09–7.79)*

10.59 (1.81–62.03)*

10.19 (1.77–58.57)*

Follow up CD4 countm

–

–

–

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

0.998 (0.995–1.000)

0.998 (0.995–1.00)

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio CI confidence interval, ART antiretroviral therapy; m variable with missing value; * statistically significant association at P < 0.05; –: not applicable.
  2. Sum of the age categories may not give the total sample as a category ‘18–25 years’ was not considered in the analysis due to an insufficient number of observations.