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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2014 Dec 15;27(5):649–654. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.991269

Table 2.

Correlates of HIV adherence and viral load (N = 371 HIV-positive men on ART)

Perfect VAS 30-day
ART adherence
Perfect ACTG 3-day
ART adherence
Detectable
Viral Load

AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Concordant HIV+ 0.69 0.38, 1.25 0.55 0.27,1.10 0.67 0.41, 1.08
Time on ART 0.93** 0.89, 0.97 0.99 0.94, 1.03 1.00 0.96, 1.04
Relationship length 1.01 0.97, 1.06 0.99 0.94, 1.05 0.96* 0.92, 0.99
Actor Effects
  Lower Income 1.08 0.63, 1.83 1.18 0.62, 2.25 1.32 0.84, 2.08
  Depressive symptoms 0.98 0.95, 1.00 0.99 0.96, 1.02 1.01 0.99, 1.03
  Age 1.00 0.97, 1.03 1.00 0.96, 1.04 1.01 0.98, 1.04
  Internalized heterosexism 1.02 0.95, 1.10 1.01 0.92, 1.09 1.00 0.95, 1.06
  Alcohol use 0.92** 0.86 0.98 0.96 0.90, 1.03 1.05* 1.01, 1.09
  Smoking dependence 1.13 0.56, 2.26 1.19 0.50, 2.79 1.37 0.77, 2.44
Partner Effects
  Depressive symptoms 0.99 0.97, 1.02 1.00 0.97, 1.03 1.00 0.98, 1.02
  Internalized heterosexism 0.93 0.87, 1.01 1.00 0.93, 1.08 1.03 0.98, 1.09
  Alcohol use 1.03 0.98, 1.08 1.18** 1.06, 1.32 0.96* 0.93, 0.99
  Smoking dependence 1.38 0.71, 2.68 2.22 0.98, 5.03 2.97* 1.18, 3.30
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001;

AOR=adjusted odds ratio; CI=confidence interval