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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1410–1415. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9781-1

Table 1. Associations Between Participant Characteristics and Non-Adherence.

Adherent N=228 Non-adherent N=72 Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval), test statistic, p value
Female sex 122 (53%) 43 (61%) 1.3 (0.8-2.4), χ2= 1.1, p=0.30
Age <35 years 32 (46%) 37 (54%) 1.5 (0.8-2.6), χ2=0.8, p=0.18
Less than high school education 165 (73%) 54 (77%) 1.3 (0.6-2.5), χ2=0.47, p=0.50
Having children 162 (71%) 63 (86%) 2.2(1.1 -4.9), χ2=4.9, p=0.03
Employed 103 (45%) 38 (53%) 1.4 (0.76-2.4), χ2= 1.2, p=0.30
Heavy alcohol use 60 (26%) 34 (47%) 2.5 (1.4-4.5), χ2= 11.1, p<0.001
Perceived lack of family support 28 (12%) 14 (20%) 1.7 (0.8-3.7), χ2=2.4, p=0.12
Perceived lack of adherence support 92 (41%) 40 (58%) 2.0 (1.1-3.6), χ2=6.4, p=0.01
Difficulty in reaching clinic 26 (37%) 70 (31%) 1.3 (0.7-2.3), χ2=0.7, p=0.4