Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with health related quality of life
Variables | Comparison | PHS | MHS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient (95% CI) | p-value | Coefficient (95% CI) | p-value | ||
Age |  | − 0.01 (− 0.17, 0.15) | 0.8974 | 0.00 (− 0.26, 0.27) | 0.9714 |
Married | Yes (vs. no) | 0.01 (− 2.25, 2.27) | 0.9911 | − 0.28 (− 3.72, 3.16) | 0.8725 |
Currently employed | Yes (vs. no) | 0.42 (− 1.15, 1.99) | 0.6002 | − 1.55 (− 4.08, 0.99) | 0.2291 |
Phone financial transactions | Yes (vs. no) | − 0.42 (− 2.00, 1.16) | 0.5988 | 1.00 (− 1.59, 3.58) | 0.4483 |
Own bank account | Yes (vs. no) | 0.77 (− 0.69, 2.23) | 0.2962 | 5.23 (2.84, 7.62) | < 0.0001 |
Study site (SA) | SA site (vs. UG site) | 0.33 (− 1.15, 1.81) | 0.6612 | 7.53 (5.31, 9.75) | < 0.0001 |
Used internet | Yes (vs. no) | 1.62 (0.19, 3.05) | 0.0269 | 6.65 (4.41, 8.89) | < 0.0001 |
Listen to radio | At least once a week | 0.80 (− 2.00, 3.59) | 0.5728 | 3.24 (− 1.06, 7.55) | 0.1384 |
Less than once a week | − 0.20 (− 3.62, 3.22) | 0.9072 | − 4.17 (− 9.48, 1.15) | 0.1233 | |
Not at all | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | – | |
Watch television | At least once a week | 0.93 (− 1.37, 3.23) | 0.4246 | 4.68 (1.09, 8.27) | 0.0110 |
Less than once a week | − 2.19 (− 6.12, 1.73) | 0.2706 | − 6.12 (− 12.13, − 0.11) | 0.0461 | |
Not at all | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | – | |
Education level | Higher/university | − 2.16 (− 6.63, 2.31) | 0.3416 | − 1.71 (− 8.90, 5.47) | 0.6380 |
Primary | − 0.85 (− 3.27, 1.56) | 0.4851 | − 5.52 (− 9.46, − 1.58) | 0.0065 | |
Secondary | − 1.07 (− 3.23, 1.09) | 0.3280 | − 1.47 (− 4.94, 1.99) | 0.4019 | |
Tertiary/vocational | 1.46 (− 3.03, 5.96) | 0.5201 | − 0.25 (− 7.82, 7.31) | 0.9473 | |
No education | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | – | |
Viral load |  | − 0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00) | 0.4418 | 0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00) | 0.3030 |
CD4 count |  | 0.00 (− 0.00, 0.00) | 0.3079 | − 0.01 (− 0.01, − 0.00) | 0.0052 |
Treatment duration |  | 0.02 (− 0.01, 0.05) | 0.1376 | 0.09 (0.04, 0.13) | 0.0003 |