Table 1 Factors associated with medication adherence among newly treated HIV-infected patients
From: Medication adherence to antiretroviral therapy among newly treated people living with HIV
Characteristics | Total N(%) | Good adherence n(%) | t/χ2 | OR(95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Sex | 0.702 | – | ||
Male | 184 (88.9) | 156 (84.8) | ||
Female | 23 (11.1) | 21 (91.3) | ||
Age (years) | 0.347 | – | ||
18–28 | 79 (38.2) | 69 (87.3) | ||
≥ 28 | 128 (61.8) | 108 (84.4) | ||
Household registration | 0.179 | – | ||
Rural | 104 (50.2) | 90 (86.5) | ||
Urban | 103 (49.8) | 87 (84.5) | ||
Education level | 0.418 | – | ||
Senior or lower | 127 (61.4) | 107 (84.5) | ||
College or higher | 80 (38.6) | 70 (87.5) | ||
Marital status | 0.004 | – | ||
Single | 103 (49.8) | 88 (85.4) | ||
Divorced/Widowed | 34 (16.4) | 29 (85.3) | ||
Married | 70 (33.8) | 60 (85.7) | ||
Monthly income(yuan)* | 0.051 | – | ||
≤ 3500 | 107 (53.2) | 91 (85.0) | ||
> 3500 | 94 (46.8) | 81 (86.2) | ||
Living alone | 0.032 | – | ||
Yes | 51 (24.6) | 44 (86.3) | ||
No | 156 (75.4) | 133 (85.3) | ||
Employment status | 1.525 | – | ||
Unemployed | 76 (36.7) | 68 (89.5) | ||
Employed | 131 (63.3) | 109 (83.2) | ||
HIV-related information | ||||
Infection route | 2.876 | – | ||
Blood/Uncertain | 6 (2.9) | 6 (100.0) | ||
Homosexual transmission | 98 (47.3) | 80 (81.6) | ||
Heterosexual transmission | 103 (49.8) | 91 (88.3) | ||
Disclosure of HIV status | 2.381 | |||
No | 71 (34.3) | 57 (80.3) | 2.62 (1.06–6.50)* | |
Yes | 136 (65.7) | 120 (88.2) | Ref | |
CD4 count(mm3)* | ||||
≤ 350 | 147 (71.4) | 124 (84.4) | 0.484 | – |
> 350 | 59 (28.6) | 52 (88.1) | ||
AIDS-related symptoms | 9.017** | – | ||
No | 127 (61.4) | 116 (91.3) | ||
Yes | 80 (38.6) | 61 (76.2) | ||
Psychosocial factors | ||||
Depressive symptoms | 20.248** | |||
Yes | 139 (67.1) | 113 (81.2) | 5.95 (2.34–15.11)* | |
No | 68 (32.9) | 64 (94.1) | Ref | |
Anxiety symptoms | 12.279** | – | ||
Yes | 133 (64.3) | 109 (81.9) | ||
No | 74 (35.7) | 68 (91.9) | ||
Antiviral treatment information | ||||
Therapeutic regimen# | 4.2 | – | ||
AZT + 3TC + EFV | 30 (14.5) | 26 (86.7) | ||
Othera | 25 (12.1) | 18 (72.0) | ||
TDF + 3TC + EFV | 152 (73.4) | 133 (87.5) | ||
Side effects | 0.235 | – | ||
Yes | 144 (69.6) | 122 (84.7) | ||
No | 63 (30.4) | 55 (87.3) | ||
Medication reminders* | 0.772 | – | ||
0 | 3 (1.7) | 2 (66.7) | ||
1 | 151 (85.3) | 131 (86.8) | ||
≥ 2 | 23 (13.0) | 17 (73.9) | ||
Knowledge of ART (M ± SD) | 1.68 ± 0.90 | 1.107 | – | |
Satisfaction with medical services (M ± SD) | 9.38 ± 1.11 | 2.976 | – | |