Predictors of non-adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy at exit screening (dependent variable: non-adherence)
| Covariate | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Age | 0.98 (0.97 to 1.00) | 0.094 |
| Received intervention | ||
| Yes | (Reference) | |
| No | 2.30 (1.23 to 4.29) | 0.009** |
| History of anxiety/depression | ||
| No | (Reference) | |
| Yes | 1.53 (0.82 to 2.82) | 0.18 |
| Variable | ||
| Education | ||
| High school and below | (Reference) | |
| Post-high school | 0.95 (0.61 to 1.47) | 0.81 |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed/retired | (Reference) | |
| Employed | 0.76 (0.51 to 1.14) | 0.18 |
| Disclosure to family | ||
| Yes | (Reference) | |
| No | 1.20 (0.80 to 1.78) | 0.38 |
| Mode of transmission | ||
| Non-heterosexual sex and others | (Reference) | |
| Heterosexual sex | 1.71 (1.10 to 2.67) | 0.017* |
| Symptomatic during programme | ||
| No | (Reference) | |
| Yes | 2.83 (1.69 to 4.75) | <0.001*** |
| First CD4 (cells/μL) | ||
| ≥200 | (Reference) | |
| <200 | 1.45 (0.97 to 2.18) | 0.069 |
| Presence of comorbid conditions | ||
| No | (Reference) | |
| Yes | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.52) | 1.00 |
| History of smoking | ||
| No | (Reference) | |
| Yes | 1.56 (1.06 to 2.32) | 0.026* |
| History of alcohol use | ||
| No | (Reference) | |
| Yes | 0.90 (0.59 to 1.39) | 0.65 |
| History of substance use | ||
| No | (Reference) | |
| Yes | 1.21 (0.70 to 2.08) | 0.50 |
Created by the authors.
Hosmer and Lemeshow, χ2=5.57, df=8, p=0.70.
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.