Table 3.
Self-related anxiety levels and adherence to ART therapy, high vs. low.
| Anxiety level |
ART adherence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | Unadj. OR | High | Low | Unadj. OR | |
| N (%) | N (%) | (95% CI) | N (%) | N (%) | (95% CI) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Women | 1 (2) | 57 (98) | 1 | 44 (76) | 14 (24) | 1 |
| Men | 7 (5) | 138 (95) | 2.8 (0.3–22.3) | 113 (78) | 32 (22) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) |
| Age | ||||||
| 20–30 | 0 | 26 (100) | 1 | 18 (69) | 8 (31) | 1 |
| 31–40 | 1 (2) | 50 (98) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 36 (71) | 15 (29) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) |
| 41–50 | 1 (3) | 36 (97) | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 25 (67) | 12 (33) | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
| 51–60 | 3 (30) | 12 (80) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 10 (67) | 5 (33) | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) |
| 61–70 | 3(10) | 26(90) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 1.0 (0.4–2.4) |
| Education | ||||||
| Elementary | 0 | 1 (100) | 1 | 0 | 1 (100) | 1 |
| Secondary school | 1 (4) | 25 (96) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 16 (62) | 10 (38) | 2.6 (1.5–4.2) |
| College | 4 (4) | 100 (96) | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 74 (71) | 30 (29) | 3.4 (2.5–4.6) |
| Region | ||||||
| High income countries | 3 (4) | 86 (96) | 1 | 96 (84) | 18 (16) | 1 |
| Middle and low income countries | 5 (5) | 109 (95) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 61 (69) | 28 (31) | 1.9 (1.2–3.4) |
| Time since diagnosis | ||||||
| < 1 year | 0 | 13 (100) | 1 | 8 (62) | 5 (38) | 1 |
| 1–5 years | 3 (3) | 89 (97) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 62 (67) | 30 (33) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) |
| > 5 years | 5 (5) | 92 (95) | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 86 (89) | 11 (11) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) |
| Duration of using forum | ||||||
| < 1 month | 1 (3) | 29 (97) | 1 | 21 (70) | 9 (30) | 1 |
| 1–12 months | 7 (4) | 166 (96) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 136 (79) | 37 (21) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
| > 12 months | 6 (7) | 75 (93) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 69 (85) | 12 (15) | 0.8 (0.1–1.0) |
| Frequency of forum use | ||||||
| Everyday | 5 (5) | 87 (95) | 1 | 74 (80) | 18 (20) | 1 |
| Once in a week | 2 (2) | 87 (97) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 67 (75) | 22 (25) | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) |
| Once in a month | 1 (5) | 21 (95) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 16 (73) | 6 (27) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) |
| Time on ART | ||||||
| < 1 year | 1 (2) | 54 (98) | 1 | 46 (84) | 9 (16) | 1 |
| 1 to 5 years ago | 5 (6) | 77 (94) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 57 (70) | 25 (30) | 1.2 (1.0–1.4) |
| > 5 years ago | 2 (3) | 64 (97) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 54 (82) | 12 (18) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) |
| Not on treatment | ||||||
| Disclosure of HIV status | ||||||
| Online forums | 8 (4) | 171 (96) | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 138 (77) | 41 (23) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) |
| Family | 4 (3) | 123 (97) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 92 (73) | 35 (27) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) |
| Friends | 4 (3) | 135 (97) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 105 (76) | 34 (24) | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) |
| Doctor | 7 (4) | 158 (96) | 1.0 (0.9–1.0) | 130 (79) | 35 (21) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) |
| Partner/spouse | 5 (7) | 68 (93) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 60 (82) | 13 (18) | 0.9 (0.7–1.0) |
| Workmate | 1 (3) | 40 (97) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 34 (83) | 7 (17) | 0.9 (0.7–1.0) |
| None | 0 | 7 (100) | 0.9 (0.9–1.0) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) |