Table 2 The univariate and multivariate logistic regression models of the medication adherence with the study variables
Characteristic | Univariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P value | Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P value | |
Age | 0.99 | 0.95–1.04 | 0.75 | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 1 | |||||
Female | 0.83 | 0.36–1.91 | 0.67 | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 1 | |||||
Married | 1.63 | 0.56–4.71 | 0.37 | |||
Divorced/widow/widower | 0.92 | 0.27–3.13 | 0.9 | |||
Education | ||||||
Diploma and higher | 1 | 1 | ||||
Elementary/middle school | 0.98 | 0.39–2.46 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.39–2.54 | 0.98 |
Illiterate | 3.0 | 0.82–10.98 | 0.1 | 3.46 | 0.89–13.48 | 0.07 |
Job | ||||||
Unemployed | 1 | |||||
Employed | 1.24 | 0.54–2.84 | 0.6 | |||
Income | ||||||
< US $ 60 | 1 | |||||
> US $ 60 | 1.3 | 0.57–2.98 | 0.54 | |||
CD4 count | ||||||
350 and less | 1 | |||||
Higher than 350 | 0.76 | 0.38–2.02 | 0.76 | |||
Viral load | ||||||
Less than 50 | 1 | |||||
50 and higher | 0.7 | 0.29–1.69 | 0.43 | |||
Risk factor | ||||||
No | 1 | |||||
Yes | 0.92 | 0.4–2.12 | 0.84 | |||
Disease history | ||||||
Less than 5 years | 1 | |||||
5–10 | 0.86 | 0.29–2.54 | 0.78 | |||
10–15 | 1.04 | 0.29–3.66 | 0.96 | |||
15 and higher | 1.24 | 0.41–3.78 | 0.7 | |||
Having symptoms in the past 4 weeks | ||||||
No | 1 | 1 | ||||
Yes | 3.36 | 1.18–9.58 | 0.02 | 3.63 | 1.24–10.62 | 0.02 |