Table 2. Factors affecting missed visits for HIV-related medical care by age group (n = 775).
Variables | 20–34 yr (n = 152) | 35–49 yr (n = 328) | ≥ 50 yr (n = 295) | |||||||
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% | aOR | 95% CI | % | aOR | 95% CI | % | aOR | 95% CI | ||
Age | 1.1 | 0.9–1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8–1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9–1.1 | ||||
Sex | ||||||||||
Male | 93.4 | 3.1 | 0.3–29.7 | 95.7 | 2.4 | 0.2–21.5 | 90.5 | 0.8 | 0.1–4.5 | |
Female | 6.6 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||||
Living arrangement | ||||||||||
Not alone | 61.2 | 1.4 | 0.5–3.6 | 50.6 | 1.3 | 0.6–2.7 | 66.6 | 1.1 | 0.4–3.3 | |
Alone | 38.8 | 1.0 | 49.4 | 1.0 | 33.6 | 1.0 | ||||
Monthly income, USD | ||||||||||
< 900 | 44.7 | 1.6 | 0.3–7.6 | 38.4 | 3.5 | 1.1–11.2 | 57.3 | 0.4 | 0.1–2.5 | |
900–1,800 | 32.2 | 2.1 | 0.5–8.0 | 32.9 | 1.1 | 0.4–2.7 | 25.7 | 1.3 | 0.2–6.4 | |
≥ 1,800 | 23.1 | 1.0 | 28.7 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | ||||
Education level | ||||||||||
≤ High school | 33.6 | 3.0 | 1.1–7.8 | 41.2 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.7 | 78.0 | 1.9 | 0.4–7.9 | |
≥ College | 66.4 | 1.0 | 58.8 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 1.0 | ||||
Employment | ||||||||||
Employed | 81.6 | 0.9 | 0.2–3.6 | 69.5 | 1.4 | 0.5–4.1 | 57.6 | 1.3 | 0.3–5.4 | |
Unemployed | 18.4 | 1.0 | 30.5 | 1.0 | 42.4 | 1.0 | ||||
Insurance status | ||||||||||
National Medical Aid | 11.8 | 1.8 | 0.4–8.3 | 21.9 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.9 | 14.6 | 7.1 | 1.6–30.8 | |
National Health Insurance | 88.2 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 1.0 | 85.4 | 1.0 | ||||
HIV exposure route | ||||||||||
Homosexual | 65.1 | 1.1 | 0.4–2.7 | 63.4 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.6 | 48.1 | 0.6 | 0.1–1.4 | |
Heterosexual | 34.9 | 1.0 | 36.6 | 1.0 | 51.9 | 1.0 | ||||
Years since HIV diagnosis, yr | ||||||||||
> 5 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 0.4–3.5 | 66.5 | 2.1 | 0.9–4.7 | 28.5 | 2.5 | 0.7–8.9 | |
≤ 5 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 1.0 | 71.5 | 1.0 | ||||
Recent CD4 cell count, cells/µL | ||||||||||
< 350 | 21.7 | 2.3 | 0.9–6.2 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 0.6–3.5 | 16.3 | 1.7 | 0.4–5.9 | |
≥ 350 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 83.6 | 1.0 | 83.7 | 1.0 | ||||
Treatment interruption due to ART side effects | ||||||||||
Yes | 18.5 | 1.1 | 0.3–3.2 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 1.5–7.8 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 0.6–7.2 | |
No | 81.5 | 1.0 | 84.4 | 1.0 | 85.4 | 1.0 | ||||
Depression treatment since HIV diagnosis | ||||||||||
Yes | 12.5 | 0.5 | 0.1–2.5 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.8 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 0.1–3.7 | |
No | 87.5 | 1.0 | 86.6 | 1.0 | 89.5 | 1.0 |
aOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, ART = antiretroviral therapy.