Table 4 Association between socioeconomic variables and ART adherence
From: Antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
| VAS adherence (≥ 95%) | Dose, schedule and food adherence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 519 (%) |
Crude OR (95% CI) | P |
Crude OR (95% CI) | P | |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 370 (26.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 139 (73.4) | 1.08 (0.54-1.56) | .747 | 1.03 (0.63-1.50) | .887 |
| Age | 0.99 (0.97-1.02) | .673 | 1.01 (0.99-1.03) | .615 | |
| Formal education | |||||
| lower (up to Grade 7) | 197 (38.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| higher (Grade 8 or more) | 320 (61.9) | 0.89 (0.81-1.00) | .050 | 0.99 (0.91-1.08) | .895 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/cohabitating | 108 (20.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Single/separated/divorced/widowed | 409 (79.2) | 1.79 (1.02-3.00) | .028 | 0.99 (0.62-1.59) | .974 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Unemployed | 393 (77.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Employed | 115 (22.6) | 1.00 (0.58-1.74) | .991 | 1.23 (0.77-1.97) | .386 |
| On disability grant ("for AIDS") | |||||
| No | 242 (47.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 268 (52.5) | 1.09 (0.69-1.72) | .722 | 0.91 (0.62-1.34) | .642 |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 319 (61.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Urbanct | 198 (38.3) | 2.78 (1.60-4.83) | .000 | 3.34 (2.13-5.25) | .000 |