Table 2 Association between personal characteristics and nonadherence to ART by bivariate analysis
From: Effects of psychosocial factors on nonadherence to ART in Ganta, Nimba county, Liberia
Variable | Adherence | Non-adherence | POR | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | Lower | Upper | |||
Age group (years) | ||||||
22–39 | 36 (44.4) | 45 (55.5) | Ref | |||
40–49 | 14 (29.2) | 34 (70.8) | 1.943 | 0.908 | 4.159 | 0.087 |
> 50 | 20 (35.7) | 36 (64.3) | 1.440 | 0.715 | 2.902 | 0.308 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 23 (43.4) | 30 (56.6) | Ref | |||
Female | 47 (35.6) | 85 (64.4) | 1.387 | 0.724 | 2.655 | 0.324 |
Education level | ||||||
No formal education | 16 (36.4) | 28 (63.6) | Ref | |||
Primary | 11 (35.5) | 20 (64.5) | 1.039 | 0.398 | 2.709 | 0.938 |
Secondary | 17 (41.5) | 24 (58.5) | 0.807 | 0.337 | 1.933 | 0.630 |
High school and above | 26 (37.7) | 43 (62.3) | 0.945 | 0.432 | 2.069 | 0.888 |
Occupation | ||||||
Unemployed | 51 (42.9) | 68 (57.1) | Ref | |||
Self-employed | 13 (29.5) | 31 (70.5) | 1.788 | 0.851 | 3.758 | 0.125 |
Monthly employees | 8 (27.3) | 16 (72.7) | 2.000 | 0.731 | 5.470 | 0.177 |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 43 (43.9) | 55 (56.1) | Ref | |||
Married | 17 (37.0) | 29 (63.0) | 1.334 | 0.65 | 2.738 | 0.433 |
Widowed/divorced | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 2.424 | 1.071 | 5.486 | 0.034 |
Religion | ||||||
Christian | 69 (37.9) | 113 (62.2) | Ref | |||
Muslim | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1.221 | 0.109 | 13.721 | 0.871 |
Monthly income (LRD) | ||||||
2000–5000 | 18 (45.0) | 22 (55.0) | Ref | |||
5500–10,000 | 34 (41.0) | 49 (59.0) | 1.179 | 0.551 | 2.524 | 0.671 |
10,500–15,000 | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) | 2.364 | 0.886 | 6.305 | 0.086 |
> 15,000 | 9 (33.3) | 18 (66.7) | 1.636 | 0.594 | 4.511 | 0.341 |
ART side effect | ||||||
No | 32 (28.6) | 80 (71.4) | Ref | |||
Yes | 38 (52.1) | 35 (47.9) | 0.368 | 0.199 | 0.682 | 0.001 |
Knowledge level | ||||||
Good | 36 (40.9) | 52 (59.1) | Ref | |||
Moderate and poor | 34 (35.1) | 63 (64.9) | 1.283 | 0.707 | 2.327 | 0.412 |
Beliefs toward ART | ||||||
Positive | 51 (39.2) | 79 (60.8) | Ref | |||
Neutral and Negative | 19 (34.5) | 36 (65.5) | 1.223 | 0.634 | 2.362 | 0.548 |