Table 1 Demographic factors, ART process, treatment burden, self-reported treatment qualities, and HRQoL of the PLWH by TASO membership
Participant characteristics | TASO membership | Non-TASO membership | Total | Ch2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic factors | |||||
Age (years), median (IQR) | 40(34–48) | 37(32–43) | 38(32–45) | 38.8929 | 0.727 |
Sex | 0.0110 | 0.917 | |||
Female, N (%) | 100(38.02) | 77(29.28) | |||
Male, N (%) | 48(18.25) | 38(14.45) | |||
Enough daily meals | 6.4732 | 0.011*** | |||
Yes, N (%) | 122(46.39) | 107(40.68) | |||
No, N (%) | 26(9.89) | 8(3.04) | |||
ART obtainment | |||||
Number of daily pills, median (IQR) | 2(2–2) | 2(2–2) | 2(2–2) | 10.5323 | 0.032** |
Medicine change | 5.8017 | 0.016** | |||
Yes, N (%) | 103 (39.31) | 64(24.43) | |||
No, N (%) | 44(16.79) | 51 (19.47) | |||
ART Frequency, N (%) | 85.4363 | 0.000*** | |||
0, N (%) | 101(38.41) | 13(4.94) | |||
1, N (%) | 47(17.87) | 102 (38.78) | |||
ART duration (months), median (IQR) | 48(33–72) | 35(24–50) | 41(25–60) | 92.6183 | 0.108 |
Treatment burden | |||||
Distance to ART facility, median (IQR) | 2(1-5.5) | 4(2–8) | 3(1–7) | 30.2091 | 0.113 |
Traveling time to ART facility, median (IQR) | 40(22.5–90) | 60(30–90) | 60(30–90) | 29.9075 | 0.419 |
Visiting cost to ART facility, median (IQR) | 2000(1000–6000) | 2000(1000–5000) | 2000(1000–5000) | 37.1675 | 0.325 |
Waiting time at ART facility, median (IQR) | 180(120–240) | 240(120–300) | 180(120–300) | 42.6188 | 0.122 |
Self-reported treatment qualities | |||||
Self-reported services quality | 3.3605 | 0.067* | |||
Below average, N (%) | 26(9.89) | 31(11.79) | |||
Above average, N (%) | 122(46.39) | 84(31.93) | |||
Self-reported advice quality | 1.0777 | 0.299 | |||
Below average, N (%) | 11(4.18) | 5(1.90) | |||
Above average, N (%) | 137(52.09) | 110(41.83) | |||
Self-reported manners quality | 0.2072 | 0.649 | |||
Below average, N (%) | 19(7.23) | 17(6.46) | |||
Above average, N (%) | 129(49.05) | 98(37.26) | |||
Self-reported counseling quality | 2.2297 | 0.135 | |||
Below average, N (%) | 22(8.40) | 10(3.82) | |||
Above average, N (%) | 126(48.09) | 104(39.69) | |||
HRQoL | |||||
Physical QoL, median (IQR) | 66.07 (53.57–71.43) | 67.86(57.14-75.00) | 67.86(57.143-75.00) | 24.6806 | 0.214 |
Psychological QoL, median (IQR) | 75(70.83–83.33) | 79.17(75-87.50) | 79.17(70.83–87.50) | 23.0979 | 0.082* |
Social QoL, median (IQR) | 66.67(50.00–75.00) | 66.67(58.33-75.00) | 66.67(50.00–75.00) | 8.4297 | 0.587 |
Environment QoL, median (IQR) | 62.50(56.25–71.88) | 65.63(56.25–71.88) | 65.63(56.25–71.88) | 22.7933 | 0.473 |
General QoL, N (%) | 4(4–4) | 4(4–4) | 4(4–4) | 3.5540 | 0.470 |
General health, N (%) | 4(4–4) | 4(4–4) | 4(4–4) | 4.2951 | 0.368 |