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Table 3 Factors determining adherence to ART among HIV patients at DRH, 2020

From: Determinant factors for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adult HIV patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia: a case–control study

Variables Categories Case Control COR (95% CI) p-value AOR (95% CI) p-value
Marital status Single 51 20 1    
Married 242 88 1.078 (0.609, 1.910) .796   
Divorced 61 15 1.595 (0.741, 3.430) .232   
Widowed 63 16 1.544 (0.727, 3.282) .259   
Educational status Uneducated 127 29 1    
1o education 113 36 0.717 (0.413, 1.243) .236   
2o education 109 42 0.593 (0.346, 1.015) .057   
3o education 68 32 0.485 (0.271, 0.869) .015   
Monthly income  <  = 2000 birr 273 99 1    
 > 2000 birr 144 40 1.305 (0.859, 1.985) .212   
Khat Yes 19 13 1    
No 398 126 2.161 (1.038, 4.500) .039   
Alcohol Yes 17 2 1    
No 400 137 0.343 (0.078, 1.506) .156   
Duration on ART 6–12 month 8 9 1   1  
13-24 month 9 2 5.062 (0.833, 30.75) .078 4.835 (0.767, 30.504) .094
 > 25 month 400 128 3.516 (1.329, 9.301) .011 3.665 (1.321, 10.170) 0.013*
Baseline WHO stage Stage I 170 40 2.479 (1.309, 4.697) .005 2.194 (1.116, 4.314) .023*
Stage II 122 55 1.294 (0.692, 2.418) .419 1.065 (0.554, 2.045) .851
Stage III 89 23 2.257 (1.113, 4.577) .024 1.991 (0.958, 4.136) .065
Stage IV 36 21 1   1  
IPT use Yes 304 83 1.815 (1.214, 2.713) .004   
No 113 56 1 1   
Taking anti-TB No 384 113 2.677 (1.537, 4.664) .001 2.271 (1.257, 4.102) .007*
Yes 33 26 1   1  
  1. *Statistically significant (p-value ≤ 0.05)