Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV

Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression of factors possibly associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV/AIDS (n = 159)

Variables	aOR	95% CI		p-value
Variables	aOR	Lower	Upper	p-value
Residence
Rural (ref)	1	.	.	.
Urban	0.24	0.11	0.52	0.00037**
HIV disclosure to partner
Disclosed (Ref)	1	-	-	-
Have not disclosed	2.17	1.03	4.54	0.044*
Depression status
Not depressed	1	-	-	-
Depressed	0.56	0.22	1.47	0.25
Level of Social Support
Low Social Support	1	-	-	-
High Social Support	3.45	1.09	5.88	0.033

aOR = adjusted odds ratio, ** p < 0.0056, * p < 0.05
Final model built using stepwise logistic regression (AIC) starting with depression and level of social support forced in (variables of primary interest) using variables that had a univariate association with adherence

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