Table 5.
Association between TCAM use and antiretroviral non-adherence
| VAS non-adherence (<95%) | Dose, schedule and food non-adherence | |||||||
| Cr OR, | P | Adj OR*, | P | Cr OR*, | P | Adj OR*, | P | |
| 95% CI | 95% CI# | 95% CI | 95% CI## | |||||
| 1. Herbal treatment | 7.99 (3.98–16.01) | 000 | 6.67 (3.12–14.24) | 000 | 22.62 (8.67–59.02) | 000 | 28.62 (10.02–81.76 | 000 |
| 2. Faith healing | 0.84 (0.47–1.50) | .549 | --- | 0.56 (0.34–0.93) | .026 | 0.41 (0.20–0.82) | .012 | |
| 3. Massage/Exercise | 3.06 (0.70–13.62) | .136 | --- | 4.16 (0.98–17.61) | .053 | --- | ||
| 4. Micronutrients | 0.20 (0.11–0.35) | .000 | 0.19 (0.10–0.34) | .000 | 0.06 (0.03–0.13) | .000 | 0.06 (0.03–0.12) | .000 |
| 5. Over-the-counter drugs |
3.97 (1.74–8.28) | .001 | 2.38 (0.92–6.16) | .073 | 9.90 (4.16–23.54) | .000 | 10.51 (3.80–29.07) | .000 |
| Combined TCAM (1,2,3) |
2.18 (1.34–3.56) | .000 | 1.52 (1.00–2.30) | .049 | ||||
Adjusted for age, sex and education
#Nagelkerke R square=.21; ## Nagelkerke R square =.43