Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models of participant responses for desire for ART information.
| Characteristics | ART intentions | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 384) | No (n = 106) | Odds ratio (95% CIs) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CIs) | P value | |
| Age (years): | ||||||
| 18–25 | 20 (5%) | 8 (8%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 26–40 | 231 (62%) | 38 (36%) | 2.43 (0.99, 5.91) | 0.05 | 2.51 (0.93, 6.75) | 0.07 |
| >40 | 120 (32%) | 59 (56%) | 0.81 (0.34, 1.96) | 0.64 | 0.78 (0.29, 2.11) | 0.63 |
| Ethnic background | ||||||
| African | 197 (53%) | 20 (20%) | 4.47 (2.63, 7.61) | <0.0001 | 3.86 (2.16, 6.92) | <0.0001 |
| Other | 174 (47%) | 79 (80%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Birth place | ||||||
| Africa | 187 (50%) | 22 (21%) | 1 | |||
| Canada | 126 (34%) | 61 (58%) | 0.24 (0.14, 0.42) | <0.0001 | ||
| Caribbean | 36 (10%) | 13 (12%) | 0.33 (0.15, 0.71) | <0.01 | ||
| Other | 23 (6%) | 9 (9%) | 0.30 (0.12, 0.73) | <0.01 | ||
| Not born in Canada | 246 (64%) | 44 (42%) | 2.51 (1.62, 3.90) | <0.0001 | ||
| Years in Canada (for those not born in Canada) | 4.8 (2.0, 11.0) | 10.0 (3.3, 25.0) | 0.95 (0.92, 0.97) | <0.001 | ||
| Toronto region | 210 (55%) | 43 (41%) | 1.77 (1.14, 2.74) | 0.01 | ||
| Working | 142 (38%) | 42 (42%) | 0.86 (0.55, 1.34) | 0.51 | ||
| On government assistance | 189 (51%) | 46 (46%) | 1.22 (0.79, 1.90) | 0.37 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/common-law/living with a partner | 154 (43%) | 56 (57%) | 0.48 (0.27, 0.84) | 0.01 | 0.52 (0.27, 0.97) | 0.04 |
| Divorced/widowed | 91 (25%) | 22 (22%) | 0.72 (0.37, 1.40) | 0.33 | 0.84 (0.39, 1.79) | 0.64 |
| Never married | 115 (32%) | 20 (20%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High school or higher | 239 (71%) | 57 (63%) | 1.44 (0.89, 2.34) | 0.14 | ||
| Less than high school | 99 (29%) | 34 (37%) | 1 | |||
| Annual household income | ||||||
| <20 K | 149 (47%) | 40 (44%) | 1 | |||
| 20–40 K | 107 (34%) | 17 (19%) | 1.69 (0.91, 3.14) | 0.10 | ||
| >40 K | 60 (19%) | 34 (37%) | 0.47 (0.27, 0.82) | <0.01 | ||
| Years since diagnosis of HIV positive | 6 (3, 11) | 10 (5, 16) | 0.93 (0.89, 0.97) | <0.001 | ||
| Hepatitis B co-infected | 16 (4%) | 0 (0%) | § | |||
| Hepatitis C co-infected | 52 (14%) | 15 (15%) | 0.96 (0.52, 1.79) | 0.91 | ||
| CD4 ≥ 200 cells/mm3 | 248 (91%) | 67 (88%) | 1.28 (0.57, 2.86) | 0.55 | ||
| Recent VL (log10 copies/mL) | 3.8 (2.9, 4.6) | 3.9 (2.8, 4.5) | 0.93 (0.55, 1.59) | 0.80 | ||
| Ever on HIV medication | 315 (83%) | 99 (94%) | 0.30 (0.13, 0.72) | <0.01 | 0.34 (0.14, 0.85) | 0.02 |
| Currently on HIV treatment | 276 (74%) | 80 (77%) | 0.84 (0.50, 1.39) | 0.49 | ||
| Partner | ||||||
| HIV negative | 125 (58%) | 37 (59%) | 1 | |||
| HIV positive | 92 (42%) | 26 (41%) | 1.05 (0.59, 1.85) | 0.87 | ||
| In sexual relationship | 205 (54%) | 60 (57%) | 0.88 (0.57, 1.37) | 0.58 | ||
| Monogamous relations | 193 (51%) | 57 (54%) | 0.86 (0.56, 1.33) | 0.51 | ||
| Current contraceptive use | 124 (33%) | 48 (45%) | 0.60 (0.39, 0.93) | 0.02 | 1.70 (1.00, 2.88) | 0.05 |
| Fertility history: | ||||||
| Ever had pregnancies | 327 (87%) | 95 (90%) | 0.70 (0.34, 1.44) | 0.33 | ||
| Ever gave birth | 279 (74%) | 79 (75%) | 0.95 (0.57, 1.56) | 0.83 | ||
§Odds ratio not available. IDU: injection drug use; VL: viral load.