Research Article

Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Health Facilities of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with overall HRQoL among women on ART in health facilities, Jimma town, Ethiopia, 2016 (n=344).

VariablesOverall HRQoL
Crude OR [95% CI]Adjusted OR [95% CI]

Age of the women in years18-281.72 [1.03, 2.85]1.18 [0.65, 2.16]
29-3911
>391.92 [1.12, 3.28]1.66 [0.89, 3.09]

Educational statusNo education1.74 [0.89, 3.42]1.25 [0.57, 2.76]
Primary school11
Secondary school & above2.07 [1.26, 3.39]1.49 [0.85, 2.63]

Social supportPoor s. support11
Good s. support4.99 [3.12, 7.99]4.99 [2.88, 8.34]

Wealth index tertile1 tertile0.96 [0.57,1.66]1.67 [0.72, 2.29]
2 tertile11
3 tertile1.65 [0.97,2.76]1.85 [1.02, 3.39]

Duration on ART<57 months 1′1
≥57 months0.67[0.44,1.03]0.54 [0.33, 0.88]

Variable statistically significant at P< 0.05; AOR: adjusted odds ratio, COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.