Research Article
Pattern and Determinants of Antiretroviral Drug Adherence among Nigerian Pregnant Women
Table 5
Factors associated with good adherence among the respondents.
| Factors | Adherent respondents (%) | Nonadherent respondents (%) | OR (95% CI) | value |
| Age (years) | | | | | (i) <20 | 2 (1.5) | 0 | 1.00 | | (ii) 20–35 | 123 (89.8) | 28 (84.9) | 1.00 | | (iii) ≥35 | 12 (8.8) | 5 (15.1) | 2.56 (0.85–7.85) | 0.08 | Number of living children | | | | | (i) 0 | 42 (30.7) | 9 (27.3) | 0.82 (0.28–2.44) | 0.88 | (ii) 1–2 | 57 (41.6) | 10 (30.3) | 1.00 | | (iii) >2 | 38 (27.7) | 14 (42.4) | 2.10 (0.78–5.75) | 0.17 | Marital status | | | | | (i) Married | 119 (86.9) | 12 (36.4) | (1.13–6.79) | 0.23 | (ii) Not married | 18 (13.1) | 21 (63.6) | 1.00 | | Occupation | | | | | (i) Unemployed | 28 (20.4) | 12 (36.4) | 1.00 | | (ii) Employed/Working | 109 (79.6) | 21 (63.6) | 0.45 (0.18–1.11) | 0.09 | Educational level completed | | | | | (i) Less than secondary | 26 (19.0) | 6 (18.2) | 1.00 | | (ii) At least Secondary | 111 (81.0) | 27 (81.8) | 1.05 (0.36–3.18) | 0.89 | HIV status disclosure | | | | | (i) Disclosed | 131 (95.6) | 16 (48.5) | (3.06–23.6) | 0.000 | (ii) Not disclosed | 6 (4.4) | 17 (51.5) | 1.00 | | Previous PMTCT experience | | | | | (i) Yes | 31 (22.6) | 3 (9.0) | 2.92 (0.78–12.92) | 0.13 | (ii) No | 106 (77.4) | 30 (91.0) | 1.00 | | Knowledge of HIV and ART | | | | | (i) Good | 124 (90.5) | 22 (66.7) | 4.77 (1.73–13.22) | 0.001 | (ii) Poor | 13 (9.5) | 11 (33.3) | 1.00 | | Has treatment supporter | | | | | Yes | 85 (62.0) | 10 (30.3) | 3.76 (1.55–9.26) | 0.002 | No | 52 (38.0) | 23 (69.7) | 1.00 | |
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