Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of non-adherent and adherent participants on ART recruited in Kinshasa, DRC.
| Non-Adherent (n = 188) | Adherent (n = 710) | Total (n = 898) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 49 (26.1) | 201 (28.3) | 250 (27.8) | 1.00 | |
| Female | 139 (73.9) | 509 (71.7) | 648 (72.2) | 1.12 (0.77–1.61) | 0.603 |
| Educational level | |||||
| Primary school or less | 46 (24.5) | 176 (24.8) | 222 (24.7) | 1.00 | |
| Secondary school | 110 (58.5) | 420 (59.2) | 530 (59.0) | 1.00 (0.68–1.47) | 1.000 |
| University | 32 (17.0) | 114 (16.0) | 146 (16.3) | 1.07 (0.64–1.78) | 0.885 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/cohabitating | 63 (33.5) | 261 (36.8) | 324 (36.1) | 1.00 | |
| Single | 43 (22.9) | 164 (23.1) | 207 (23.1) | 1.08 (0.70–1.67) | 0.793 |
| Divorced/Separated | 29 (15.4) | 83 (11.7) | 112 (12.5) | 1.44 (0.87–2.39) | 0.191 |
| Widowed | 53 (28.2) | 202 (28.4) | 255 (28.4) | 1.08 (0.72–1.63) | 0.768 |
| Religion | |||||
| Catholic Christian | 54 (28.7) | 194 (27.3) | 248 (27.6) | 1.00 | |
| Protestant Christian | 22 (11.7) | 125 (17.6) | 147 (16.4) | 0.63 (0.36–1.09) | 0.127 |
| Revival churches Christian | 85 (45.2) | 309 (43.5) | 394 (43.9) | 0.98 (0.67–1.45) | 1.000 |
| Others* | 27 (14.4) | 82 (11.5) | 109 (12.1) | 1.18 (0.69–2.00) | 0.627 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 37 (19.7) | 175 (24.6) | 212 (23.6) | 1.00 | |
| Unemployed | 151 (80.3) | 535 (75.4) | 686 (76.4) | 1.33 (0.89–1.98) | 0.184 |
| IGA | |||||
| Yes | 136 (72.3) | 478 (67.3) | 614 (68.4) | 1.00 | |
| No | 52 (27.7) | 232 (32.7) | 284 (31.6) | 0.78 (0.55–1.12) | 0.220 |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | |||
| Age (years) | 43 (36. 25–50) | 44 (38–51) | 44 (38–51) | 0.150 | |
| Household size | 5 (4–7) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (3–7) | 0.426 | |
| Financial dependents † | 3 (1.25–5) | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) | 0.820 | |
| Household wealth index | 0.08 (−2.29 to 2.55) | 0.16 (−2.44 to 2.42) | 0.16 (−2.43 to 2.42) | 0.823 |
Other: Muslim, Kimbaguist, None;
number of financial dependents; ART, antiretroviral therapy; IGA, income generating activity; OR, odds ratio; IQR, inter-quartile range; DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo.