. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 18.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 May 18;45(8):1855–1859. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00837-y

Table 2:

Unadjusted and adjusted effect of obesity at cART initiation on 12-month adherence stratified by country.

	Univariable		Multivariable
Country	Percentage point change (95% CI)	p-value	Percentage point change (95% CI)	p-value
Uganda^a	1.8 (−6.7, 10.3)	0.68	3.6 (−5.5, 12.6)	0.44
South Africa^b	10.1 (0.3, 19.9)	0.04	11.4 (2.0, 21.0)	0.02

Controlling for age at enrollment, gender, whether first positive HIV test was greater than 30 days prior to enrolment, heavy alcohol use, cigarette use, exchange of sex for money, use of medication other than cART (e.g., sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and anti-TB agents), and stigma from concerns about disclosure of ART status.

Controlling for structural barriers to health care access, stigma from concerns about disclosure of ART status and stigma from perceived negative attitudes towards HIV.