Research Article

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

Table 4

Factors associated with domains of quality of life among women on ART in health facilities of Jimma Town, southwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 344).

VariablesPhysical QoLPsychological QoLLevel of Independence QoLSocial Relationship QoLEnvironmental QoLSpiritual QoL
CORAORCORAORCORAORCORAORCORAORCORAOR
[95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI][95 CI]

Age (in years)
18-281.59
0.96,2.65
1.65
0.93, 2.95
1.71
1.02, 2.84
1.47
0.81, 2.68
29-391111
>391.47
0.86, 2.51
0.97
0.53, 1.76
1.62
0.95, 2.78
1.08
0.58, 2.02

Place of residence
Rural1.36
0.79, 2.31
0.51
0.28,0.92
Urban11

Educational status
No education1.58
0.81, 3.11
1.30
0.63, 2.68
1.07
0.54, 2.11
0.96
0.45,2.02
1.41
0.72, 2.77
1.25
,0.56, 2.78
1.46
0.75, 2.85
1.26
0.58, 2.75
Primary school11111111
Secondary School & above2.10
1.28, 3.44
1.98
1.17, 3.35
1.67
1.03, 2.73
1.25
0.72, 2.20
1.98 1.22, 3.231.27
0.70, 2.29
1.54
0.95, 2.52
1.14
0.64, 2.04

Social support
Poor s. support1111111111
Good s. support2.17
1.41, 2.94
1.78
1.10, 2.88
3.38
2.15, 5.32
3.38
2.05,5.56
3.98
2.51, 6.29
3.24
1.98, 5.32
4.0
2.5, 6.25
4.76
2.7, 8.33
4.69
2.92, 7.53
4.85
2.83, 8.31

Time since HIV diagnosed
< 66 months1.35
0.81, 2.23
1.69
0.90,3.16
0.65
0.39,1.10
0.96
0.6,0.99
≥ 66 months1111

WHO Clinical Stage at the beginning of ART
Stage 10.63
0.34,1.16
0.70
0.35, 1.40
0.61
0.33,1.13
0.52
0.07,1.04
Stage 21111
Stage 30.96
0.58,1.57
0.92
0.53,1.61
1.32
0.80,2.16
0.35
0.12,0.98
Stage 42.27
0.92,5.62
3.92
1.37,11.27
2.05
0.83,5.07
0.46
0.16,1.33

Wealth index tertile
1 tertile1.19
0.70,2.02
1.64
0.90,2.99
0.67
0.39,1.13
0.75
0.41,1.36
1.11
0.66,1.85
1.51
0.81,2.78
2 tertile111111
3 tertile2.18
1.28,3.70
2.53
1.42,4.51
1.77
1.05,2.99
1.96
1.09,3.52
1.90
1.12,3.22
2.20
1.20,4.03

Perceived stigma
Low1.79
1.18, 2.78
2.13
1.3, 3.44
High11

Duration on ART
<57 months1111
≥57 months0.77
0.5, 1.19
1.37
0.75, 2.49
0.72
0.47,1.11
0.57
0.35,0.93

CD4 count during the beginning of ART
<200 cells/mm30.49
0.32,0.78
0.48
0.29,0.79
≥200 cells/mm311

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