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. 2021 Aug 18;13:829–838. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S323090

Table 3.

Bivariable and Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis on Levels of Adherence Among Children Receiving ART at South Gondar Public Hospitals, Northwest, 2020 (n=363)

Variable Categories Level of Adherence COR,95% CI AOR, 95% CI
Poor (79) Good (284)
Age of the child (years) 0–4 23 86 0.8 (0.36–1.62)
5–9 41 155 0.8 (0.38–1.50)
10–14 15 43 1
Sex Male 42 144 1.1 (0.67–1.82)
Female 37 140 1
Residence Rural 28 45 2.9 (1.70–5.11)* 3.3 (0.96–7.25)
Urban 51 239 1 1
Marital status Single 8 41 0.6 (0.24–1.58)
Married 54 189 0.9 (0.49–1.69)
Widowed/Divorced 17 54 1
Educational status Cannot read and write 40 112 1.9 (0.97–3.53) 0.7 (0.25–2.02)
Primary school (1–8) 22 70 1.6 (0.79–3.34) 0.6 (0.18–1.73)
Secondary school (9–12) 16 83 1 1
HIV disclosure Status Yes 48 131 1.8 (1.1–3.00)* 0.7 (0.35–1.33)
No 31 153 1 1
Weight for height Normal 25 152 1 1
Underweight 54 132 2.5 (1.46–4.22)* 1.3 (0.66–2.61)
Hgb level <10mg/dl 21 38 2.3 (1.28–4.29)* 1.6 (0.68–3.71)
>10mg/dl 58 246 1 1
CD4 counts or % Below threshold 22 49 1.9 (1.04–3.31)* 1.4 (0.64–2.94)
Above threshold 57 235 1 1
WHO stages I & II 39 224 1 1
III &IV 40 60 3.8 (2.26–6.47)* 1.9 (0.85–4.10)
Regimen at baseline Zidovudine contain 73 241 2.2 (0.89–5.30) 3.5 (1.1–10.9)**
Non-zidovudine contains 6 43 1 1
CPT Yes 60 234 1 1
No 19 50 1.5 (0.81–2.70) 1.0 (0.42–2.12)
IPT Yes 21 89 1 -
No 58 195 1.3 (0.72–2.20) -
Treatment failure Yes 21 15 6.5 (3.16–13.4)* 10.2 (3.95–26.2)**
No 58 269 1 1
TB status Yes 24 17 6.9 (3.45–13.6)* 3.8 (1.41–10.1)**
No 55 55 1 1
Year initiation <2014 50 181 0.9 (0.58–1.65) -
≥2014 29 103 1 -
Duration on ART <36 months 48 81 4.1 (2.31–7.36)* 3.4 (1.60–7.20)**
36–59 months 10 57 1.2 (0.54–2.75) 1.6 (0.60–4.10)
>59 moths 21 146 1 1

Notes: *p value<0.05 at bivariable logistic regression: **p value<0.05 at multivariable logistic regression.