Research Article

Coping Strategies for Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy among Adult HIV Patients Attending University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with nonadherence coping strategy at UoGRH.

VariablesNon-adherence copingCOR (95 CI)AOR (95 CI)P – value
Yes ()No ()Total (n)

Age (years)
18 – 2410 (90.9)1 (9.1)1131.66 (3.33 – 300.81)29.54 (2.49 - 350.25)0.007
25 – 3471 (54.6)59 (45.4)1303.81 (1.43 – 10.16)3.90 (1.24 – 12.28)0.020
35 – 4442 (28)108 (72)1501.23 (0.46 – 3.30)1.51 (0.48 - 4.79)0.485
45 – 5411 (14.1)67 (85.9)780.52 (0.17 - 1.59)0.44 (0.12 - 1.62)0.219
>546 (24)19 (76)2511

Occupation
Government employee8 (9.2)79 (90.8)8711
Merchant56 (56.6)43 (43.4)9912.86 (5.61 – 29.45)10.48 (3.82 - 28.78)0.001
Farmer18 (60)12 (40)3014.81 (5.28 – 41.52)21.24 (5.74 - 78.54)0.001
Student2 (28.6)5 (71.4)73.95 (0.65 – 23.75)7.18 (0.93 - 55.65)0.059
Daily labourer32 (49.2)33 (50.8)659.57 (3.99 – 22.96)10.49 (3.30 - 33.35)0.001
Housewife17 (20.2)67 (79.8)842.51 (1.02 – 6.17)2.69 (0.89 - 8.10)0.079
Retired & had no work7 (31.8)15 (68.2)224.61 (1.45 – 14.63)4.88 (1.18 - 20.19)0.029

Educational status
Can’t read & write45 (53.6)39 (46.4)845.11 (2.48 – 10.51)5.70 (2.16 - 15.05)0.001
Can read & write26 (49.1)27 (50.9)534.26 (1.93 – 9.41)2.02 (0.73 - 5.59)0.175
Primary (1-8)46 (46)54 (54)1003.77 (1.87 – 7.60)2.98 (1.19 - 7.48)0.020
Secondary (9 -12)9 (11.1)72 (88.9)810.55 (0.22 – 1.37)0.38 (0.13 - 1.13)0.083
Above 1214 (18.4)62(81.6)7611

Distance (km)
1 – 20108 (33.2)217 (66.8)32511
>2032 (46.4)37 (53.6)691.74 (1.03 – 2.94)2.68 (1.29 - 5.57)0.008

COR = crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, and CI = confidence interval.