Table 3 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with ART adherence in the past 3 months preceding the survey
Characteristics | Category | ART adherence | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | |||
Social support index | Low | 87 (73.7) | 38 (65.5) | 0.518 |
Moderate | 24 (20.3) | 15 (25.9) | ||
High | 7 (5.9) | 5 (8.6) | ||
Place of residence | Peri-urban/Rural | 29 (24.6) | 7 (12.1) | 0.053 |
Urban | 89 (75.4) | 51 (87.9) | Â | |
Age | < 30 years | 28 (23.9) | 26 (45.6) | 0.013 |
30–34 | 46 (39.3) | 18 (31.6) |  | |
> 35 years | 43 (36.8) | 13 (22.8) |  | |
Marital status | Married/separated | 72 (61.0) | 26 (44.8) | 0.098 |
In a relationship, living/not with a partner | 41 (34.8) | 30 (51.7) | Â | |
Single, never married, no current partner | 5 (4.2) | 2 (3.5) | Â | |
Partner’s HIV status known | No | 36 (30.5) | 29 (50.0) | 0.012 |
Yes | 82 (69.5) | 29 (50.0) | Â | |
Have rival/co-wife or co-wives | No | 105 (92.9) | 46 (82.1) | 0.033 |
Yes | 8 (7.1) | 10 (17.9) | Â | |
Number of children | None/refused | 10 (8.7) | 9 (15.5) | 0.323 |
1–2 children | 54 (47.0) | 28 (48.3) |  | |
3 or more children | 51 (44.3) | 21 (36.2) | Â | |
Religion | Protestant/Catholic | 25 (21.2) | 8 (13.8) | 0.705 |
Pentecostal | 35 (29.7) | 19 (32.8) | Â | |
Charismatic | 37 (31.3) | 20 (34.5) | Â | |
Others | 21 (17.8) | 11 (18.9) | Â | |
Education status | Completed primary or less | 68 (57.6) | 39 (67.2) | 0.219 |
Completed O level or above | 50 (42.4) | 19 (32.8) | Â | |
Employment status | Formal | 12 (10.2) | 4 (6.9) | 0.868 |
Informal | 37 (31.3) | 20 (34.5) | Â | |
Self-employed | 35 (29.7) | 19 (32.8) | Â | |
Unemployed | 34 (28.8) | 15 (25.8) | Â | |
Monthly income | Zero income | 28 (23.7) | 11 (19.0) | 0.554 |
Below GHc500 | 51 (43.2) | 30 (51.7) | Â | |
GHc500 or more | 39 (33.1) | 17 (29.3) | Â | |