Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics, Medical parameters and HRQOL among HIV positive adult patients attending HIV clinic in ABUTH Zaria, 2015 (n = 353)
Variables | HRQOL | OR (CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High HRQOL n (%) | Low HRQOL n (%) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
< 35 | 35 (33.0) | 71 (67.0) | 0.84 (0.53–1.34) | 0.475 |
≥ 35 | 95 (38.4) | 152 (61.6) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 45 (39.5) | 69 (60.5) | 0.86 (0.54–1.36) | 0.526 |
Female | 86 (36.0) | 53 (64.0) | ||
Religion | ||||
Islam | 79 (35.6) | 143 (64.4) | 0.84 (0.54–1.31) | 0.440 |
Christianity | 52 (39.7) | 79 (60.3) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Currently Married | 100 (41.4) | 141 (58.6) | 1.81 (1.12–2.94) | 0.015 |
Not Married | 31 (28.1) | 81 (71.9) | ||
Educational status | ||||
Secondary/Tertiary | 88 (41.9) | 122 (58.1) | 1.68 (1.07–2.63) | 0.024 |
Qur’anic/Primary/None | 43 (30.1) | 100 (69.9) | ||
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 102 (38.4) | 164 (61.7) | 1.20 (0.74–2.07) | 0.401 |
Not Employed | 29 (33.3) | 58 (66.7) | ||
Spousal HIV status | ||||
Positive | 121 (39.7) | 183 (60.3) | 0.35 (0.16–0.77) | 0.007 |
Negative | 9 (18.6) | 40 (81.4) | ||
Disease Stage | ||||
Not Advanced Disease | 114 (40.1) | 170 (59.9) | 2.10 (1.13–3.73) | 0.017 |
Advanced Disease | 17 (24.6) | 52 (75.4) | ||
Comorbidities | ||||
Present | 7 (24.1) | 22 (75.9) | 0. 271 (0.06–1.23) | 0.070 |
Absent | 124 (38.3) | 200 (61.7) | ||
CD4 Count (cells/mm3) | ||||
< 500 | 72 (34.0) | 140 (66.0) | 0.71 (0.46–1.11) | 0.133 |
≥ 500 | 59 (41.8) | 82 (58.2) | ||
HAART Regimen | ||||
First line | 111 (39.1) | 173 (60.9) | 1.60 (0.89–2.79) | 0.119 |
Second line | 20 (29.0) | 49 (71.0) | ||
Duration on Therapy (years) | ||||
< 5 | 29 (30.5) | 66 (69.5) | 0.65 (0.39–1.08) | 0.097 |
≥ 5 | 88 (41.1) | 126 (58.9) | ||
Family Functionality | ||||
Functional Family | 101 (44.9) | 124 (55.1) | 0.38 (0.23–0.61) | < 0.001 |
Dysfunctional Family | 30 (23.4) | 98 (76.6) | ||