Research Article
Missed Doses and Missed Appointments: Adherence to ART among Adult Patients in Uganda
Table 2
Factors linked to the three measures of adherence in this study.
| Adherence measure | Independent variables | No | Yes | OR | value | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | (95% CI limits) |
| (1) Ever run out of medication() | | 418 (94.1) | 26 (5.9) | | |
| | Gender () | | | | | | Male | 122 (92.4) | 10 (7.6) | 0.58 (0.24–1.46) | 0.296 | | Female | 239 (95.4) | 14 (4.6) | | | | Age () | | | | | | 16–39 | 205 (96.61) | 14 (6.39) | | 0.656 | | 40–50 | 157 (95.15) | 8 (4.85) | | | | >50 | 53 (96.36) | 2 (3.64) | | | | Educational level () | | | | | | Below primary | 56 (94.92) | 3 (5.08) | | 0.629 | | Primary | 167 (95.98) | 7 (4.02) | | | | Secondary | 145 (94.16) | 9 (5.84) | | | | University | 29 (90.63) | 3 (9.38) | | |
| (2) Doses missed in the last week () | | 739 (96.9) | 24 (3.1) | | |
| | Gender () | | | | | | Male | 222 (95.7) | 10 (4.3) | 0.60 (0.25–1.49) | 0.228 | | Female | 514 (97.3) | 14 (2.7) | | | | Age () | | | | | | 16–39 | 370 (96.4) | 14 (3.6) | | 0.694 | | 40–50 | 273 (97.2) | 8 (2.8) | | | | >50 | 93 (97.9) | 2 (2.1) | | | | Disclosed HIV status to sexual partner () | | | | | | No | 426 (96.4) | 16 (3.6) | 0.60 (0.21–1.66) | 0.402 | | Yes | 266 (97.8) | 6 (2.2) | | | | Educational level () | | | | | | Below primary | 55 (93.22) | 4 (6.78) | | 0.450 | | Primary | 170 (97.70) | 4 (2.30) | | | | Secondary | 148 (96.10) | 6 (3.90) | | | | University | 31 (96.88) | 1 (3.13) | | |
| (3) Appointments missed in the past 3 months () | | 706 (92.5) | 57(7.5) | | |
| | Gender () | | | | | | Male | 217 (93.5) | 15 (6.5) | 1.00 (0.51–1.96) | 0.989 | | Female | 494 (93.6) | 34 (6.4) | | | | Disclosed HIV status to sexual partner () | | | | | | No | 415 (93.0) | 31 (7.0) | 0.95 (0.50–1.80) | 0.995 | | Yes | 253 (93.4) | 18 (6.6) | | | | Age () | | | | | | 16–39 | 363 (94.5) | 21 (5.5) | | 0.540 | | 40–50 | 260 (92.5) | 21 (7.5) | | | | >50 | 88 (92.6) | 7 (7.4) | | | | Educational level () | | | | | | Below Primary school | 56 (94.92) | 3 (5.08) | | 0.079 | | Primary | 163 (93.68) | 11 (6.32) | | | | Secondary | 143 (92.86) | 11 (7.14) | | | | University | 26 (81.25) | 6 (18.75) | | |
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