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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of associated factors to ART adherence in indigenous population from Condorcanqui and Bagua provinces-Amazonas

From: Factors influencing adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in amazonian indigenous people living with HIV/AIDS

Characteristics

Adherence

p-valueb

Complete

Incomplete

(n = 60)

(n = 148)

Age (years old)

26 (22–32)

25 (22–32)

0.659a

Gender

 Male

88 (73.9)

31 (26.1)

0.354

 Female

60 (67.4)

29 (32.6)

Marital status

 Married

3 (30.0)

7 (70.0)

 

 Single

20 (22.2)

70 (77.8)

 

 With partner (non married)

37 (39.4)

57 (60.6)

0.011

 Divorced

0 (0.0)

6 (100.0)

 

 Widower

0 (0.0)

8 (100.0)

 

With occupation

 Not

22 (24.2)

69 (75.8)

0.218

 Yes

38 (32.5)

79 (67.5)

With any regular income

 Not

35 (35.4)

64 (64.6)

0.065

 Yes

25 (22.9)

84 (77.1)

Alcohol use

 Not

56 (34.8)

105 (65.2)

< 0.001

 Yes

4 (8.5)

43 (91.5)

Tobacco use

 Not

58 (30.2)

134 (69.8)

0.161

 Yes

2 (12.5)

14 (87.5)

Drug or illicit substance use

 Not

60 (29.3)

145 (70.7)

0.558

 Yes

0 (0.0)

3 (100.0)

Disease time (days)

1389.5 (383.8-

1883.0)

1297.0 (443.2-

1929.8)

0.953a

Opportunistic diseases

 Not

51 (32,3)

107 (67,7)

0,072

 Yes

9 (18,0)

41 (82,0)

 

Clinical stage

 CS1

57 (29,1)

139 (70,9)

1,000

 CS2

2 (22,2)

7 (77,8)

 

 CS3

1 (33,3)

2 (66,7)

 

Adverse events related to ART

 Not

53 (38,1)

86 (61,9)

< 0,001

 Yes

7 (10,1)

62 (89,9)

 

Disease conceptualization

 Conventional

50 (29.1)

122 (70.9)

1.000

 Magical or religious

10 (27.8)

26 (72.2)

 

Stigma

 Not

4 (12.1)

29 (87.9)

0.021

 Yes

56 (32.0)

119 (68.0)

Discrimination

 Not

2 (6.9)

27 (93.1)

0.003

 Yes

58 (32.4)

121 (67.6)

  1. aU Mann-Whitney Test
  2. bExact Fisher Test