Table 9. Financial, Human, and Social capital associated* with adherence or non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy in included longitudinal studies and summary of all associations [n = 6, (43–45, 49–51)].
Financial Capital | Human Capital | Social Capital | Other | |||||||
Author/Year | Financial constraints/payment of ARV | Household Income | Distance from Clinic | Education | Employment Status | Food-Related Restrictions | Marital status | Household size | Social support | Reasons for missing doses: |
Bonolo/2005 | Individual ≤US$80 vs. greater, associated with non-adherence RH: 1.61 (1.08–2.39) | ≤4 years school vs. > 8 associated with non-adherence RH: 1.80 (1.08–2.29) | Unemployed vs. employed associated with non-adherence: RH: 2.16 (1.20–3.91), ARH: 2.17 (1.19–3.96) | Does not participate in religious activities vs. regular activity associated with non-adherence ARH: 2.27 (1.58–3.25) | ||||||
Erah/2008 | None or primary education associated with non-adherence OR: 1.81 (1.25–2.51), AOR: 2.23 (1.02–2.89) | ns | poor financial status and inadequate family support (15.9%), occupational factors (25%) | |||||||
Orrell/2003 | ns | ns | Restrictions associated with adherence: ns | |||||||
Abstracts | ||||||||||
Abah/2006 | ns | ns | ns | Married associated with adherence, p = 0.02 | lack of money (17.1%) | |||||
Darder/2006 | Positively associated with adherence, sig. | |||||||||
Sidle/2007 | Level of education associated non- adherence: AOR: 0.96, p = 0.0269 | More children associated adherence, AOR = 1.19, p = 0.0352 | ||||||||
Summary of associations with adherence | n = 1, No assoc:1 | n = 2 Positive: 1 No assoc: 1 | n = 1, No assoc: 1 | n = 5 Positive: 4 No Assoc. : 1 | n = 2 Positive: 1 No assoc.: 1 | n = 1 No assoc.: 1 | n = 1 Positive (married): 1 | n = 2 Positive: 1 No Assoc.: 1 | n = 1 Positive: 1 |
*OR: Odds Ratio, AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, RH: Relative Hazard, ARH: Adjusted Relative Hazard.