Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with poor social support among PLHIV at selected hospitals, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 422).

Variables	Poor social support		value	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Marital status
1. Others	138	104	0.001	2.09 (1.41, 3.09)	2.06 (1.36, 3.11)
2. Married	70	110		1	1
Alcohol use
1. No	15	281		1
2. Yes	18	208	0.006	1.80 (1.18, 2.75)	—
Adherence level on ART
1. Poor	93	60	0.01	2.08 (1.39, 3.11)	1.79 (1.15, 2.81)
2. Good	115	154		1	1
Perceived stigma
1. Yes	92	64	0.033	1.86 (1.25. 2.78)	1.59 (1.04, 2.43)
2. No	116	150		1	1
Psychological distress
1. Yes	17	28	0.000	7.69 (3.59, 16.50)	4.67 (2.019, 10.805)
2. No	36	341		1	1
CD4 count
1. <500	115	95	0.026	0.65 (0.44, 0.95)	—
2. ≥500	93	119		1

Significant association: , value <0.05 and , value<0.01. Others: single, divorced, separated, and widowed.