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Table 2 Associations of demographic factors, ART obtainment, and treatment burden with self-reported treatment qualities, AOR (95%CI)

From: Associations between treatment burden, self-reported treatment qualities, antiretroviral therapy obtainment, and health-related quality of life among Ugandan PLWH

 

Self-reported services quality

Self-reported advice quality

Self-reported manners quality

Self-reported counseling quality

VIF

Age (years)

1.02(0.97–1.07)

1.01(0.95–1.07)

1.04(0.99–1.09)

1.04(0.98–1.10)

1.17

Sex (ref.: Female)

     

Male

1.63(0.70–3.79)

1.27(0.36–4.48)

1.19(0.46–3.06)

2.36(0.77–7.20)

1.15

TASO member (ref.: No)

     

Yes

0.85(0.32–2.28)

0.79(0.13–4.86)

0.68(0.20–2.34)

0.28*(0.07–1.12)

1.75

Enough daily meals (ref.: No)

     

Yes

1.51(0.47–4.90)

3.31**(1.14–9.58)

1.54(0.52–4.62)

1.95(0.58–6.50)

1.05

Number of daily pills

0.94(0.55–1.63)

1.30(0.52–3.26)

0.96(0.51–1.84)

0.99(0.48–2.06)

1.10

Medicine change (ref.: No)

     

Yes

1.77(0.83–3.76)

0.32(0.07–1.52)

0.99(0.44–2.20)

1.80(0.78–4.18)

1.24

ART Frequency (ref.:>1 time/month)

     

≤ 1 time/month

0.35**(0.13–0.91)

0.60(0.10–3.72)

0.33*(0.09–1.22)

0.34(0.09–1.37)

1.82

ART duration (months)

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

1.03*(1.00-1.05)

1.01(0.99–1.03)

1.00(0.98–1.02)

1.18

Distance to ART facility

1.09*(1.00-1.19)

1.07(0.93–1.25)

1.09*(1.00-1.18)

1.13*(0.99–1.28)

1.63

Traveling time to ART facility

1.00(1.00-1.01)

1.01(1.00-1.02)

1.00(0.99-1.00)

1.00(0.99–1.01)

2.18

Visiting cost to ART facility

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.63

Waiting time at ART facility

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.00(1.00–1.00)

1.09

  1. Note: *p < 0.10 and **p < 0.05. AOR: adjusted odds ratio. VIF = Variance Inflation Factor. Mean VIF = 1.42