Table 2.
The univariate and multivariate logistic regression models of the medication adherence with the study variables
| Characteristic | Univariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P value | Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P value | |
| Age | 0.99 | 0.95–1.04 | 0.75 | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1 | |||||
| Female | 0.83 | 0.36–1.91 | 0.67 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 1 | |||||
| Married | 1.63 | 0.56–4.71 | 0.37 | |||
| Divorced/widow/widower | 0.92 | 0.27–3.13 | 0.9 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| Diploma and higher | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Elementary/middle school | 0.98 | 0.39–2.46 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.39–2.54 | 0.98 |
| Illiterate | 3.0 | 0.82–10.98 | 0.1 | 3.46 | 0.89–13.48 | 0.07 |
| Job | ||||||
| Unemployed | 1 | |||||
| Employed | 1.24 | 0.54–2.84 | 0.6 | |||
| Income | ||||||
| < US $ 60 | 1 | |||||
| > US $ 60 | 1.3 | 0.57–2.98 | 0.54 | |||
| CD4 count | ||||||
| 350 and less | 1 | |||||
| Higher than 350 | 0.76 | 0.38–2.02 | 0.76 | |||
| Viral load | ||||||
| Less than 50 | 1 | |||||
| 50 and higher | 0.7 | 0.29–1.69 | 0.43 | |||
| Risk factor | ||||||
| No | 1 | |||||
| Yes | 0.92 | 0.4–2.12 | 0.84 | |||
| Disease history | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1 | |||||
| 5–10 | 0.86 | 0.29–2.54 | 0.78 | |||
| 10–15 | 1.04 | 0.29–3.66 | 0.96 | |||
| 15 and higher | 1.24 | 0.41–3.78 | 0.7 | |||
| Having symptoms in the past 4 weeks | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 3.36 | 1.18–9.58 | 0.02 | 3.63 | 1.24–10.62 | 0.02 |
1: reference group