Table 4 Medical, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics among respondents on ART in public hospitals of Addis Ababa, 2009

Time since testing positive(months)

   3-12 months

101 (16.8)

33/101

1.0

   13-24 months

110 (18.3)

42/110

1.27 (0.72,2.24)

0.40

   >24 months

389 (64.7)

146/389

1.24 (0.78,1.97)

0.37

Duration since start of ART(months)

   <12 months

234 (38.9)

90/234

1.0

   13-24 months

144 (23.9)

53/144

0.93 (0.61,1.43)

0.75

   >24 months

223 (37.1)

79/223

0.88 (0.60,1.28)

0.51

Reduced need to practice safe sex because of ART

   Agree

138 (23.0)

45/138

2.10 (1.43,3.09) *

   Disagree

462 (77.0)

174/462

1.0

<0.001

Negative safer sex knowledge

   No

414 (68.9)

123/414

1.0

   Yes

187 (31.1)

99/187

2.66 (1.86,3.80)*

<0.001

Negative safer sex effectiveness

   No

431 (71.7)

137/431

1.0

   Yes

170 (28.3)

85/170

2.15 (1.49,3.08)*

<0.001

Negative safer sex pleasure

   No

334 (55.6)

80/334

1.0

   Yes

137 (44.4)

142/137

3.61 (2.55,5.11) *

<0.001

Self-efficacy to use condom

   Yes

375 (62.4)

79/375

1.00

   No

226 (37.6)

143/226

6.46 (4.47,9.32)*

<0.001

General social support

   Yes

388 (64.6)

133/388

1.00

   No

213 (35.4)

89/213

1.38 (0.98,1.94)*

0.69

Enacted stigma

   Yes

180 (29.9)

79/180

1.52 (1.06,2.17)*

   No

421 (70.1)

143/421

1.0

0.021

Perceived stigma

   Yes

195 (32.4)

125/195

1.58 (1.12,2.21)*

0.007

   No

316 (67.6)

97/316

1.0

Alcohol use in the last three months

   Yes

140 (23.3)

65/140

2.0 (1.35,2.97) *

<0.001

   No

461 (77.7)

157/461

1.0

Other substance use ^a

   No

556 (92.7)

199/556

1.00

   Yes

45 (7.3)

23/45

1.88 (1.02,2.45)*

0.004