Table 1.
Evaluation and comparison of demographic and socio-economic characteristic in HIV-Infected adults receiving anti-retroviral therapy in Fars province, 2014
| Variables | Group | Statistical index |
p-value | ||
| Non-adherence | Adherence | ||||
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 41.68±6.6 | 40.42±8.22 | 1.09 | 0.276 | |
| Gender (%) |
Female (n=75) | 8 (12.3) | 67 (45) | 21.2 | <0.001* |
| Male (n=139) | 57 (87.7) | 82 (55) | |||
| Marital Status (%) | Single/Divorced/Widowed (n=99) |
43 (67.2) | 56 (37.6) | 15.7 | <0.001* |
| Married (n=114) | 21 (32.8) | 93 (62.4) | |||
| Education (%) |
Illiterate (n=9) | 1 (1.5) | 8 (5.4) | 4.5 | 0.21 |
| Primary school (n=69) | 26 (40) | 43 (28.9) | |||
| Middle school (n=70) | 22 (33.8) | 48 (32.2) | |||
| High school and higher (n=66) |
16 (24.6) | 50 (33.6) | |||
| Location (%) |
City (n=190) | 61 (32.1) | 129 (67.9) | 2.4 | 0.121 |
| Village (n=24) | 4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) | |||
| Housing (%) | Personal house (property) (n=39) |
5 (7.7) | 34 (22.8) | 17.8F | <0.001* |
| Personal house (leased) (n=93) |
22 (33.8) | 71 (47.7) | |||
| Living with a family (n=79) |
37 (56.9) | 42 (28.2) | |||
| Other (n=3) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (1.3) | |||
| Occupation (%) |
Steady (44) | 10 (15.4) | 33 (22.8) | 6.16 | 0.046* |
| Non-steady (n=34) | 6 (9.2) | 28 (19.3) | |||
| Unemployed (n=133) | 49 (75.4) | 84 (57.9) | |||
| Income status (%) | Less than 3000000 Iranian Rials (100 USD†) (n=23) |
4 (17.4) | 19 (82.6) | 0.393 | 0.942 |
| 3000000 to 5000000 Iranian Rials(100–166 USD) (n=24) |
4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) | |||
| 5000000 to 10 million Iranian Rials (166–332 USD (n=27) |
6 (22.2) | 21 (77.8) | |||
| 10 to 15 million Iranian Rials (332–497 USD) (n=4) |
1 (25) | 3 (75) | |||
*
Statistically significant
†
United States Dollar (USD)