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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Vulnerable Child Youth Stud. 2021 Aug 23;17(4):308–319. doi: 10.1080/17450128.2021.1954736

Table 2:

Association between psychosocial and clinical variables and ART adherence self-efficacy

HIV ASES SCORE ≥90 HIV ASES SCORE < 90 p-value
Self-esteem score (median IQR) 30 (28–35) 37 (34–37) 0.002
Adherence
≤95% adherence 17 (65.4) 12 (21.8) <0.001
>95% adherence 9 (34.6) 43 (78.2)
Age at disclosure (median IQR) 12 (11–15) 12 (10.5– 13.5) 0.23
No of yrs on ART (median IQR) 10 (7–13) 10.5 (6–13) 0.50
Viral load categories 0.06
<400 13 (50.0) 40 (72.7)
400–1000 0 (0.0) 2 (3.6)
1000–5000 4 (15.4) 2 (3.6)
>5000 9 (34.6) 11 (20.0)
Treatment break
Yes 18 (69.2) 51 (92.7) 0.005
No 8 (30.8) 4 (7.3)
Social support
Yes 10 (38.5) 15 (26.7) 0.28
No 16 (61.5) 41 (73.3)
Stigma 0.05
Yes 22 (84.6) 54 (96.4)
No 4 (15.4) 2 (3.6)