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Table 2 Participants characteristics and factors associated with good global quality of life (N = 880)

From: Health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Togo: individuals and contextual effects

 

N (%)

Good global quality of life

N = 671 (76.3%)

Logistic regression

Univariate

OR [95% CI]

Multivariate

aOR [95% CI]

Age

 

0.416

  

< 25 years

48 (5.5)

35 (72.9)

1

 

25–49 years

678 (77.0)

524 (77.3)

1.26 [0.65–2.45]

 

50 years and more

154 (17.5)

112 (72.7)

0.99 [0.48–2.05]

 

Gender

 

0.718

  

Male

190 (21.6)

143 (75.3)

1

 

Female

690 (78.4)

528 (76.5)

1.07 [0.74–1.56]

 

Education level

 

0.038

  

No education

155 (17.6)

109 (70.3)

1

1

Primary

326 (37.0)

243 (74.5)

1.24 [0.81–1.89]

1.14 [0.71–1.82]

Secondary and higher

399 (45.4)

319 (79.9)

1.68 [1.10–2.57]

1.78 [1.10–2.85]

Profession

 

< 0.0001

  

Public sector

102 (11.6)

73 (71.6)

1.04 [0.63–1.71]

 

Private sector

62 (7.0)

38 (61.3)

0.65 [0.37–1.16]

 

Informal sector

435 (49.4)

361 (83.0)

2.01 [1.40–2.88]

 

No profession

281 (31.9)

199 (70.8)

1

 

Living in couple

 

0.533

  

Yes

455 (51.7)

343 (75.4)

1

 

No

425 (48.3)

328 (77.2)

1.10 [0.81–1.51]

 

Religion

 

< 0.0001

  

None

101 (11.5)

78 (77.2)

1

 

Islam

288 (32.7)

196 (68.1)

0.63 [0.37–1.06]

 

Christianism

491 (55.8)

397 (80.9)

1.25 [0.74 2.09]

 

Residence place

 

0.052

  

Urban

551 (62.6)

432 (78.4)

1

 

Rural

329 (37.4)

239 (72.6)

0.73 [0.53–1.0]

 

Health region

 

< 0.0001

  

Centrale

476 (54.1)

306 (64.3)

1

1

Kara

404 (45.9)

365 (90.3)

5.2 [3.56–7.6]

4.39 [2.94–6.57]

WHO’s clinical stage

 

< 0.0001

  

Stage I

454 (51.9)

382 (84.1)

1

 

Stage II

252 (28.8)

161 (63.9)

0.33 [0.23–0.48]

 

Stage III and IV

169 (19.3)

123 (72.8)

0.50 [0.33–0.77]

 

Symptoms’ intensity

 

< 0.0001

  

None

343 (39.0)

306 (89.2)

1

 

Moderate

492 (55.9)

348 (70.7)

0.29 [0.20–0.43]

 

Severe

45 (5.1)

17 (37.8)

0.07 [0.04–0.15]

 

CD4 cell counts

 

0.001

  

< 350

249 (28.3)

208 (83.5)

1

 

≥ 350

631 (71.7)

463 (73.4)

0.54 [0.37–0.79]

 

ART

 

< 0.0001

  

Yes

796 (90.5)

647 (81.3)

10.86 [6.55–18.0]

6.99 [4.11–11.9]

No

84 (9.5)

24 (28.6)

1

1

ART’s scheme

 

0.916

  

1st line

723 (90.8)

588 (81.3)

1.03 [0.56–1.91]

 

2nd line

73 (9.2)

59 (80.8)

1

 

ART duration (years)

 

0.993

  

< 2 

209 (26.3)

170 (81.3)

1

 

≥ 2 years

585 (73.7)

476 (81.4)

1.0 [0.67–1.50]

 

Knowledge of partner’s HIV status

 

< 0.0001

  

No

431 (49.0)

305 (70.8)

1

1

Yes

449 (51.0)

366 (81.5)

1.82 [1.33–2.5]

1.83 [1.28–2.61]

Type of health care center

 

< 0.0001

  

Private

345 (39.2)

287 (83.2)

1.95 [1.39–2.73]

 

Public

535 (60.8)

384 (71.8)

1