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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Afr J AIDS Res. 2010 Sep 22;9(2):117–124. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2010.517478

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) for the multivariate logistic regression model on optimal HAART adherence (ref. = reference category)

Parameter AOR (95% CI) p-value
Intercept 0.422 (0.0444.024) 0.454
Age (years) 1.047 (0.992–1.106) 0.093
Gender (ref. = men)
 Women 2.039 (1.066–3.900) 0.031
Education (ref. = secondary school and above)
 No schooling 0.594 (0.277–1.276) 0.182
 Primary school 1.483 (0.725–3.033) 0.280
Treatment site (ref. = rural site)
 Urban site 4.347 (2.258–8.369) <0.001
Contribution to household income (ref. = not source of income)
 Source of income 3.828 (1.311–11.17) 0.014
Partner (ref. = living with a partner)
 Living without a partner 0.908 (0.530–1.557) 0.727
WHO stage of HIV disease (ref. = stage 4)
 Stage 1 1.575 (0.437–5.679) 0.488
 Stage 2 0.829 (0.275–2.497) 0.739
 Stage 3 0.860 (0.319–2.320) 0.766
Baseline CD4 count (cells μL) 0.995 (0.992–0.999) 0.020
Baseline weight (kg) 1.002 (0.983–1.022) 0.834
Reason for taking HIV test (ref. = unwell)
 Attended VCT 0.614 (0.271–1.389) 0.242
 Risk of exposure to HIV 3.319 (0.653–16.88) 0.143
Household access to tap water (ref. = yes)
 No 1.153 (0.473–2.811) 0.755
Household has electricity (ref. = yes)
 No 0.981 (0.441–2.184) 0.963
Cell phone ownership (ref. = yes)
 No 15.55 (1.773–136.4) 0.013
Age * cell phone ownership (ref. = own cell phone)
 Age * no cell phone ownership 0.927 (0.869–0.987) 0.019
Gender * reason for testing (ref. = men * unwell)
 Women * attended VCT 2.409 (0.767–7.566) 0.132
 Women * risk of exposure to HIV 0.147 (0.025–0.846) 0.032
Site * household income (ref. = rural site * not source of income)
 Urban site * source of income 0.173 (0.050–0.602) 0.006