Table 1.

Bivariate and multivariable associations between past-year frequent food insufficiency and psychosocial characteristics among individuals initiating ART in Oromia, Ethiopia

	Frequent food insufficiency, n (%)	No or infrequent food insufficiency, n (%)	Frequent food insufficiency bivariate OR (95% CI)	Frequent food insufficiency multivariable OR (95% CI)*
Psychological distress
Low/none	56 (11.7)	422 (88.3)	1.00	1.00
Moderate or high	195 (28.1)	498 (71.9)	2.95 (1.91, 4.57)	2.61 (1.79, 3.82)
Social support
High (top 25%)	41 (14.4)	243 (85.6)	1.00	1.00
Medium–high	49 (16.8)	242 (83.2)	1.20 (0.81, 1.79)	1.21 (0.87, 1.69)
Medium–low	56 (18.4)	248 (81.6)	1.34 (1.01, 1.78)	1.18 (0.81, 1.73)
Low (bottom 25%)	106 (35.7)	191 (64.3)	3.29 (2.45, 4.41)	2.20 (1.57, 3.09)
Enacted HIV-related stigma
No	192 (19.6)	788 (80.4)	1.00	1.00
Yes	60 (31.4)	131 (68.6)	1.88 (1.26, 2.82)	1.69 (1.26, 2.25)

^*Multivariable model includes all psychosocial characteristics assessed (i.e., psychological distress, social support, and enacted HIV-related stigma) and is adjusted for sex, education level, relationship status, living environment, and study site