Table 2:

Unadjusted Odds Ratios of Baseline Characteristics Associated with High Adherence at 6 months post ART initiation (N=324)

Variable	UOR [95% CI]	P-value
Clinic		0.00
Mzamomhle	Ref.
Town II	10.12 [5.66–18.09]
Education		0.85
High school diploma or higher	1.05 [0.63–1.75]
Less than a high school diploma	Ref.
Age	1.02 [0.99–1.05]	0.24
Gender		0.79
Male	1.07 [0.62–1.85]
Female	Ref.
Currently employed	1.51 [0.94–2.43]	0.09
Income		0.02
Greater than 1500 Rand	1.76 [1.10–2.81]
0–1500 Rand	Ref.
Relationship Status		0.08
Married/Living Together	1.58 [0.95–2.64]
Single/Divorced/Separated/Widowed	Ref.
House Type		0.26
Own house/rent a room	1.31 [0.82–2.09]
Shack/Backyard dwelling/Wendy House	Ref.
Sought care at clinic before	1.93 [1.19–3.13]	0.01
Years living with HIV	0.94 [0.88–1.01]	0.08
Health Status
Good/Very Good	2.22 [1.22–4.05]	0.01
Fair	0.89 [0.52–1.54]	0.68
Very poor/poor	Ref.
Previously had an opportunistic or HIV-related infection	1.97 [1.22–3.19]	0.01
Being treated for TB	1.00 [0.56–1.78]	0.99
Adherence Self-Efficacy	1.04 [1.01–1.08]	0.02
Positive Beliefs About Medication	1.03 [0.93–1.13]	0.61
Negative Beliefs About Medication	0.94 [0.86–1.01]	0.11
HIV Treatment Related Knowledge	0.94 [0.87–1.02]	0.14
Life Events Questionnaire	0.82 [0.72–0.93]	0.00
Perceived Availability of Social Support	1.04 [1.00–1.09]	0.07
Patient Clinic Relationship	1.08 [1.05–1.11]	0.00
SAMISS Drug Use problem (no alcohol)		0.02
No	Ref.
Yes	0.57 [0.34–0.91]
SAMISS Mental Health problem		0.02
No	Ref.
Yes	0.57 [0.36–0.91]
Social Impact Financial Hardship subscale	0.95 [0.86–1.06]	0.36
Social Impact Internal Shame subscale	0.93 [0.86–1.00]	0.05
Social Impact Social Rejection subscale	0.99 [0.94–1.05]	0.70
Social Impact Isolation subscale	0.93 [0.87–0.98]	0.01