Table 2 Socio-demographic factors associated with medication adherence among PLHIV

Gender

Male

Ref

Ref

Female

0.81

0.50

1.30

0.38

1.09

0.62

1.92

0.77

Age

18–23

24–29

30–35

36–41

Ref

0.78

0.99

1.20

0.18

0.25

0.33

3.43

3.88

4.44

0.74

0.99

0.78

Ref

0.42

0.49

0.65

0.86

0.11

0.16

2.05

2.91

2.73

0.28

0.35

0.56

> 41

1.97

0.56

6.89

0.29

1.40

0.35

5.56

0.63

Marital status

Married

1.25

0.68

2.31

0.48

1.30

0.66

2.57

0.76

Single

Divorced

1.04

Ref

0.54

1.98

0.92

1.33

Ref

0.64

2.78

0.45

Widowed

0.98

0.48

1.98

0.95

1.07

0.50

2.30

0.87

Level of education

None

Ref

Ref

Primary

0.68

0.33

1.41

0.30

0.83

0.37

1.82

0.64

JHS/Middle

0.78

0.48

1.28

0.33

0.77

0.48

1.34

0.36

Tertiary

1.00

0.42

2.39

0.99

1.06

0.40

2.82

0.91

Religion

Christianity

2.68

0.28

25.97

0.40

2.01

0.15

26.38

0.59

Islamic

2.64

0.26

27.26

0.42

1.10

0.12

23.27

0.71

Traditional

Ref

Ref

Place of residence

Urban

3.22

2.07

5.01

< 0.001

3.61

2.24

5.82

< 0.001

Rural

Ref

Ref

Tribe

Akan

1.23

0.27

5.60

0.79

0.54

0.28

8.47

0.62

Ewe

0.86

0.15

4.76

0.86

0.94

0.14

6.34

0.95

Ga

Ref

Ref

North

1.16

0.23

5.24

0.90

1.69

0.28

9.99

0.57

Employment status

Yes

1.29

0.79

2.12

0.31

1.23

0.69

2.20

0.48

No

Ref

Ref

Income (GH\(\not\subset\))

< 500

1.00

0.49

2.05

0.99

1.32

0.61

2.85

0.48

500–1000

0.70

0.38

1.28

0.25

0.91

0.46

1.80

0.79

> 1000

Ref

Ref