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Table 2 Factors associated with HRQoL – Unadjusted odds ratios

From: Evaluation of the health-related quality of life and associated factors in Zimbabwean adults living with HIV: a cross-sectional study

  

WHO-QOL BREF

EQ-5D Utility

Variable

Attribute

COR (CI)

p-value

COR (CI)

p-value

Gender

Female

1.39 (0.98- 1.97)

0.067

1.23 (0.85:1.78)

0.266

Males (Ref)

1

 

1

 

Age

 

0.99 (0.98: 1.01)

0.209

0.99 (0.97: 1.00)

0.042

Education

Primary

0.35 (0.17: 0.72)

0.005

0.28 (0.13: 0.59)

< 0.001

Secondary

0.49 (0.30: 0.80)

0.005

0.54 (0.31: 0.93)

< 0.001

Tertiary (ref)

1

 

1

 

Relationship status

Not in a relationship (Ref)

1

 

1

 

In a relationship

0.96 (0.60: 1.53)

0.855

1.16 (0.69: 1.94)

0.579

Currently married

1.09 (0.69: 1.70)

0.721

0.87 (0.54: 1.40)

0.574

Widowed/Divorced

0.56 (0.34: 0.94)

0.028

0.43 (0.256: 0.73)

0.002

Employment status

Unemployed

0.59 (0.41: 0.83)

0.003

0.70 (0.48: 1.01)

0.054

Employed (Ref)

1

 

1

 

Financial adequacy

Adequate (Ref)

1

 

1

 

Inadequate

0.35 (0.24: 0.49)

< 0.001

0.34 (0.23: 0.50)

< 0.001

Food security

Adequate (Ref)

1

 

1

 

Inadequate

0.23 (0.15: 0.34)

< 0.001

0.35 (0.24: 0.52)

< 0.001

Hospital admission status

Yes (ref)

1

 

1

 

No

2.22 (1.25: 3.95)

0.007

4.84 (2.68: 8.78)

< 0.001

Adverse events

Yes (ref)

1

 

1

 

No

2.4 (1.63: 3.54)

< 0.001

3.06 (2.07: 4.53)

< 0.001

Smoking status

Yes (Ref)

1

 

1

 

No

1.53 (0.83: 2.82)

0.17

1.69 (0.92: 3.11)

0.092

Alcohol intake

Yes (Ref)

1

 

1

 

No

1.01 (0.68: 1.50)

0.958

1.25 (0.83: 1.87)

0.286

Drug substances intake

Yes (Ref)

1

 

1

 

No

2.54 (0.95: 6.79)

0.063

1.41 (0.56: 3.58)

0.466

HIV awareness

< one year

    

≥ one year (Ref)

0.32 (0.16: 0.66)

0.002

0.47 (0.24: 0.90)

0.023

HIV cause

Congenital

1.6 (0.84: 3.17)

0.148

2.50 (1.26: 4.92)

0.008

Sex

1.05 (0.54: 2.00)

0.895

1.23 (0.64: 2.36)

0.539

Other (Ref)

1

 

1

 

Disclosure status

No

0.96 (0.63: 1.47)

0.844

1.81 (1.12: 2.94)

0.016

Yes (Ref)

1

 

1

 

ART intake status

Yes (Ref)

1

 

1

 

No

0.62 (0.20: 1.99)

0.423

1.58 (0.42: 5.91)

0.497

Art intake duration

Less than a year

0.49 (0.26: 0.88)

0.017

0.61 (0.34: 1.10)

0.103

More than a year (Ref)

    

ART adherence

Yes (Ref)

0.43 (0.08: 2.38)

0.334

0.52 (0.10: 2.61)

0.427

No

1

 

1

 
  1. Note: Italic value highlights a statistically significant association between variables in context
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