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Table 3 Multivariate linear regression of the quality of life (QoL)

From: Determinants of the quality of life amongst HIV clinic attendees in Malang, Indonesia

 

Unstandardized coefficients

Standardized coefficients

 

B

SE

β

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Age

0.27

0.13

0.08*

 Sex

0.75

0.65

0.04

 Educational level

0.61

0.35

0.06

 Marital Status (ref: Unmarried)

  a. married

1.03

0.64

0.06

  b. divorced

−0.05

0.86

−0.003

  c. widowed

0.58

1.30

0.01

 Household income

−0.00

0.29

0.00

 Working (ref: No)

1.70

0.83

0.07*

 Living area (ref: Urban)

−1.74

0.54

−0.11**

 Accessibility of health care (ref: Difficult)

  a. easy

0.92

0.38

0.08**

  b. very easy

0.94

0.36

0.04*

Medication variables

 Adherence to medication

1.99

0.61

0.12**

 CD4 count

−0.17

0.41

−0.01

 Length of ART (ref: ≤1.99)

1.95

0.74

0.13**

 Length of diagnosis with HIV

−0.13

0.14

−0.05

Stigma subscales

 Stigma: personalized

−0.61

0.18

−0.13**

 Stigma: disclosure

−0.34

0.17

− 0.07*

 Stigma: public attitudes

− 0.14

0.16

− 0.03

 Stigma: self-image

−1.05

0.19

− 0.19***

Social support

0.42

0.05

0.29***

  1. Adjusted R2 = 0.21; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  2. ART adherence to antiretroviral therapy; CD4 cluster difference 4; HIV human immunodeficiency virus