Factors Affecting Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Harari National Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Adherence rate by social support, HIV status disclosure, and substance abuse. Duration of ART treatment and pill burden of the study participants at Hiwot Fana and Jugal hospitals, 2010.

Variable	Adherence status		Total number (%)	COR (95 CI)
	Adhered number (%)	Not adhered number (%)
Substance abuse
No	170 (85.9)	28 (14.1)	198 (82.8)	1.00
Yes	38 (92.7)	3 (7.3)	41 (17.2)	0.48 (0.14, 1.66)
Duration
≤5 year	192 (87.3)	28 (12.7)	220 (92.1)	1.00
>5 years	16 (84.2)	3 (15.8)	19 (7.9)	0.78 (0.21, 2.84)
Support from family
Yes	98 (86.7)	15 (13.3)	113 (47.3)	1.00
No	110 (87.3)	16 (12.7)	126 (52.7)	1.05 (0.49, 2.23)
Support from others
Yes	30 (88.2)	4 (11.8)	34 (14.2)	1.00
No	178 (86.8)	27 (13.2)	205 (85.8)	0.88 (0.29, 2.69)
Disclosure of serostatus
Yes	164 (87.2)	24 (12.8)	188 (78.7)	1.00
No	44 (86.3)	7 (13.7)	51 (21.3)	0.92 (0.37, 2.28)

COR: crude odds ratio.
CI: confidence interval.