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. 2022 Jun 6;26(12):3862–3877. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03714-5

Table 4.

Factors associated with moderate to high risk substance use

Total patients Number with moderate to high risk substance use Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI p aOR 95% CI p
Total 864 425
Age at study assessment (years) 0.002 0.008
≤ 30 203 107 1 1
31–40 270 152 1.16 (0.80, 1.67) 0.438 1.24 (0.84, 1.82) 0.279
41–50 255 112 0.70 (0.49, 1.02) 0.062 0.78 (0.52, 1.16) 0.213
> 50 136 54 0.59 (0.38, 0.92) 0.019 0.60 (0.37, 0.96) 0.033
Sex
Male 758 398 1 1
Female 106 27 0.31 (0.20, 0.49)  < 0.001 0.38 (0.23, 0.61)  < 0.001
HIV mode of exposure 0.096
Heterosexual contact 276 119 1
MSM 460 238 1.41 (1.05, 1.91) 0.024
Injecting drug use 15 9 1.98 (0.69, 5.71) 0.207
Other/Unknown 113 59 1.44 (0.93, 2.24) 0.103
Viral load at study assessment (copies/mL) 0.982
< 50 535 256 1
50–399 37 16 0.83 (0.42, 1.63) 0.588
400–999 4 0 N/A
≥ 1000 49 25 1.14 (0.63, 2.04) 0.671
Not tested 239 128
CD4 at study assessment (cells/µL) 0.179
≤ 200 73 29 1
201–350 94 49 1.65 (0.89, 3.07) 0.112
351–500 123 54 1.19 (0.66, 2.14) 0.567
> 500 319 163 1.59 (0.94, 2.66) 0.081
Not tested 255 130
Current ART 0.270
NRTI + NNRTI 455 214 1
NRTI + PI 55 28 1.17 (0.67, 2.04) 0.587
INSTI 320 163 1.17 (0.88, 1.56) 0.284
Other 11 9 5.07 (1.08, 23.71) 0.039
None/unknown 23 11 1.03 (0.45, 2.39) 0.941
Hepatitis B co-infection
Negative 297 132 1
Positive 34 8 0.38 (0.17, 0.88) 0.023
Not tested 533 285
Hepatitis C co-infection
Negative 410 169 1
Positive 30 13 1.09 (0.52, 2.30) 0.821
Not tested 424 243
Prior AIDS diagnosis
No 556 268 1
Yes 202 100 1.05 (0.76, 1.45) 0.751
Not reported 106 57
Household income (USD) per month 0.012
≤ $500 212 95 1
$501–$2000 258 112 0.94 (0.66, 1.36) 0.761
> $2000 257 144 1.57 (1.09, 2.26) 0.016
Not reported/unknown 137 74
Employment  < 0.001  < 0.001
No 180 78 0.87 (0.61, 1.22) 0.411 0.76 (0.52, 1.12) 0.168
Full time 499 234 1 1
Part time 123 79 2.03 (1.35, 3.06) 0.001 2.07 (1.34, 3.19) 0.001
Not reported/unknown 62 34
Highest education level 0.579
No education 4 1 0.34 (0.03, 3.25) 0.346
Primary to high school 277 133 0.93 (0.70, 1.24) 0.622
College to university 562 280 1
Not reported/unknown 21 11
HIV disclosure status 0.025 0.007
Full 41 29 1 1
Partial 617 302 0.40 (0.20, 0.79) 0.009 0.30 (0.14, 0.63) 0.002
None, to no one 162 76 0.37 (0.17, 0.77) 0.008 0.33 (0.15, 0.74) 0.007
No response/not reported/unknown 44 18
Previous stressors
No 369 156 1 1
Yes 437 238 1.63 (1.23, 2.16) 0.001 1.63 (1.21, 2.20) 0.001
Not reported/unknown 58 31
Current chronic comorbid condition
No 352 191 1
Yes 150 76 0.87 (0.59, 1.27) 0.460
Not reported/unknown 362 158
Previous mental health diagnosis
No 639 297 1
Yes 67 39 1.60 (0.96, 2.67) 0.069
Not reported/unknown 158 89
Family history of mental health diagnoses
No 739 349 1
Yes 34 23 2.34 (1.12, 4.86) 0.023
Not reported/unknown 91 53
History of STIs in the past 5 years
No 413 167 1
Yes 263 153 2.05 (1.50, 2.80)  < 0.001
Not reported/unknown 188 105
Year of ART initiation 0.045
 < 2010 236 97 1
2010–2012 115 61 1.62 (1.03, 2.54) 0.035
2013–2015 189 93 1.39 (0.94, 2.04) 0.095
2016–2020 313 169 1.68 (1.20, 2.37) 0.003
No ART/unknown 11 5 1.19 (0.35, 4.02) 0.775
ART adverse events in the previous year
No 603 290 1
Yes 93 41 0.85 (0.55, 1.32) 0.472
Not reported/unknown 168 94
ART adherence in the previous year
≥ 95 566 259 1 1
< 95 58 41 2.86 (1.59, 5.15)  < 0.001 2.90 (1.55, 5.40) 0.001
Not reported/unknown 240 125
Moderate to severe depression
No 703 332 1
Yes 161 93 1.53 (1.08, 2.16) 0.016
World Bank country income grouping
High 334 187 1 1
Upper-middle and lower-middle 530 238 0.64 (0.49, 0.84) 0.002 0.60 (0.43, 0.82) 0.001

Not reported values were included in the analysis as a separate category but were excluded from test for heterogeneity

Global p-value forage, viral load, CD4, household income were test for trend

OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ART antiretroviral therapy, STIs sexually transmitted infections, MSM men who have sex with men, NRTI nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, NNRTI non-NRTI, PI protease inhibitors, INSTI integrase inhibitors