Table 5.

Factors associated with the acceptability of SMS to improve medication adherence among patients on ART

Variables	Accept SMS from ART Clinic		Logistic regression		p-value
	Yes	No	COR(95%CI)	AOR(95%CI)
Sex
Male	162 (94.2)	10 (5.8)	2.15 (1.01–4.59)*	2.04 (0.78–5.22)	0.23
Female	196 (88.3)	26 (11.7)
Age
15–30	143 (93.5)	10 (6.5)	3.18 (1.17–8.63)*	6.63 (1.79–24.53)**	0.031
31–45	179 (90.9)	18 (9.1)	2.21 (0.89–5.47)	3.3 (1.07–10.19)**
> 45	36 (81.8)	8 (18.2)
Education
No formal education	110 (85.3)	19 (14.7)	0.32 (0.14–0.76)*	0.59 (0.17–2.06)
Primary	104 (92)	9 (8)	0.64 (0.24–1.72)	0.82 (0.22–3.07)	0.14
Secon/higher	144 (94.7)	8 (5.3)
Visit ART Clinic
Every month	67 (81.7)	15 (18.3)	0.32 (0.16–0.67)*	0.31 (0.12–0.78)**	0.001
> One Month	291 (93.3)	21 (6.7)
Disclose HIV status
Yes	206 (94.5)	12 (5.5)	2.71 (1.31–5.59)*	3.15 (1.26–7.89)**	0.014
No	152 (86.4)	24 (13.6)
Having a mobile phone
Always	311 (93.4)	22 (6.6)	4.21 (2.02–8.79)*	2.95 (1.03–8.40)**	0.027
Not always	47 (77.0)	14 (23.0)
Time regularly switch off
Yes	74 (84.1)	14 (15.9)	0.41 (0.20–0.84)*	0.59 (0.24–1.50)	0.081
No	284 (92.8)	22 (7.2)
Share mobile phone with others
Yes	69 (80.2)	17 (19.8)	0.27 (0.13–0.54)*	0.61 (0.23–1.62)	0.29
No	289 (93.8)	19 (6.2)
Perceived SMS confidentiality
Low	114 (79.7)	29 (20.3)	0.11 (0.05–0.27)*	0.30 (0.11–0.86)**	0.005
High	244 (97.2)	7 (2.8)
Ability to read SMS
Yes	270 (95.4)	13 (4.6)	5.43 (2.64–11.17)*	1.57 (0.49–4.96)	0.151
No	88 (79.3)	23 (20.7)
Believe SMS aid adherence
Yes	304 (94.7)	17 (5.3)	6.29 (3.08–12.87)*	4.36 (1.59–11.97)**	0.019
No	54 (74)	19 (26)

* = significant at p < 0.05 at uniariable level, ** = significant at p < 0.05 at multivariable level