Table 6 Risk factors for low adherence using the composite adherence score (CAS) at 12 months following Option B+ initiation with adjusted odd ratios (aOR) for 5 health facilities in Kumba health district
Variables | Low adherence N = 85 | Moderate or high adherence N = 162 | Bivariate analysisa | Multivariate analysisb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P-value | aOR (95% CI) | P-value | |||
Age (years) | ||||||
15–24 | 29 (42.0) | 40 (58.0) | 2.4 (0.9,5.9) | 0.07 | 3.8 (1.4, 10.6) | 0.01 |
25–34 | 48 (33.3) | 96 (66.7) | 1.6 (0.7,3.9) | 0.27 | 1.9 (0.8,4.6) | 0.18 |
35 and above | 8 (23.5) | 26 (76.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Educational Level | ||||||
None | 1(20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 0.8 (0.1,7.8) | 0.87 | 1.3 (0.1,15.2) | 0.81 |
Completed primary | 59 (44.0) | 75 (56.0) | 2.6 (1.5,4.6) | 0.001 | 2.7 (1.4,5.2) | 0.001 |
Completed secondary and above | 25 (23.1) | 83 (76.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Occupation | ||||||
Unemployed | 23 (24.2) | 72 (58.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
Employed formal sector | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | 2.0 (0.6,6.6) | 0.28 | 3.9 (1.0,14.8) | 0.055 |
Employed informal sector | 57 (41.0) | 82 (59.0) | 2.2 (1.2,3.9) | 0.01 | 1.9 (1.0,3.6) | 0.05 |
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Catholic | 20 (36.4) | 35 (63.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Protestants (Presbyterians/Baptist) | 26 (28.3) | 66 (71.7) | 0.7 (0.3,1.4) | 0.31 | 0.6 (0.3,1.4) | 0.24 |
Pentecostals | 39 (41.1) | 56 (58.9) | 1.2 (0.6,2.4) | 0.57 | 1.1 (0.5,2.3) | 0.88 |
Muslim | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | – | – | ||
CD4 at initiation | ||||||
< 350 cells/μL | 41 (38.7) | 65 (61.3) | 1.4 (0.8,2.4) | 0.22 | 1.4 (0.8,2.3) | 0.23 |
> 350 cells/μL | 44 (31.2) | 97 (68.8) | 1 | 1 | ||