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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 7.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2007 Oct 30;12(4):605–612. doi: 10.1007/s10461-007-9312-x

Table 2.

Adjusted and unadjusted odd ratios for receipt of antiretroviral therapy controlling for WHO stage of disease

Characteristic Receiving ART
(n = 149)
Not receiving ART
(n = 112)
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
Age (median, IQR) 37.0 years (33–43) 34.5 years (30–39.8) 1.05 (1.02–1.08)*** 1.04 (1.01–1.07)**
Sex
 Female 93 (62.4%) 73 (65.2%) Reference Reference (0.49–1.54)
 Male 56 (37.6%) 39 (34.8%) 1.13 (0.68–1.88) 0.87
Household income in last 30 days
 in USD (median, IQR)
$17.60 (5.9–58.8) $8.80 (0.60–23.5) 1.00 (1.00–1.00)** 1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Beyond primary education
 Yes 69 (46.3%) 31 (27.7%) 2.25 (1.33–3.81) ** 1.80 (1.06–3.05)*
 No 80 (53.7%) 81 (72.3%) Reference Reference
≥15 days lying down because of illness
 Yes 23 (15.4%) 36 (32.1%) 2.60 (1.43–4.71)** 1.68 (0.92–3.05)
 No 126 (84.6%) 76 (67.9%) Reference Reference
Drink within last year
 Yes 33 (22.1%) 40 (35.7%) Reference Reference (1.30–3.98)**
 No 116 (77.9%) 72 (64.3%) 1.95 (1.13–3.37)* 2.27
Depressive symptoms
 Yes 23 (15.4%) 27 (24.1%) Reference Reference (0.64–2.36)
 No 126 (84.6%) 85 (75.9%) 1.74 (0.94–3.24) 1.22
OI in the last 3 months
 Yes 125 (83.9%) 107 (95.5%) 4.11 (1.52–11.14)** 3.05 (1.22–7.60)*
 No 24 (16.1%) 5 (4.5%) Reference Reference

Abbreviation: OI = opportunistic infection

*

P < 0.05,

**

P < 0.01,

***

P < 0.001