Table 2.
Factors associated with HRQoL – Unadjusted odds ratios
| 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 | |||
Note: Italic value highlights a statistically significant association between variables in context