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