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. 2013 Dec;13(4):920–926. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v13i4.9

Table 1.

Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and HAART adherence among PLWHA at LAUTECH teaching hospital Osogbo, Nigeria

Socio demographic characteristics Good adherence Poor adherence X2; df; p-value
(>95%) (< 95%)
Age group
20–29 46 (95.8%) 2 (4.2%)
30–39 126 (94.7%) 7 (5.3%)
40–49 123 (94.6%) 7 (5.4%)
50 and above 67 (98.5%) 1 (1.5%) Fisher's p=0.6255
Gender
Male 141 (94.6%) 221 (96.1%)
Female 9 (3.9%) 8 (5.4%) X 2=0.447df=1p=0.504
Highest level of education
Tertiary 108 (94.7%) 6 (5.3%)
Secondary 154 (96.9%) 5 (3.1%)
Primary 61 (93.8%) 4 (6.2%)
No Formal Education 39 (95.1%) 2 (4.9%) Fisher's p=0.6654
Marital status
Single 44 (95.7) 2 (4.3)
Married 201 (95.3) 10 (4.7)
Divorced 81 (96.4) 3 (3.6)
Widowed 36 (94.7) 2 (5.3) Fisher's p=0.9579
Occupation
Civil Servant 95 (95.0%) 5 (5.0%)
Trader 197 (96.1% 8 (3.9%)
Artisan 70 (94.6%) 4 (5.4%) Fisher's p=0.7982
Religious affiliation
Christianity 174 (94.6%) 10 (5.4%)
Islam 176 (96.7%) 6 (3.3%)
Traditional 14 (93.3%) 1 (6.7%) Fisher's p=0.4128