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Table 5 Factors associated with poor ART adherence in the year following delivery

From: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and the first year postpartum among HIV-positive women in Ukraine

 

CASE score ≤11 points (8/99)

Fisher’s exact test

≥1 missed dose (31/100)

Fisher’s exact test

Age

    

<25 years

9% (2/22)

p = 0.95

23% (5/22)

p = 0.37

25-27 years

7% (1/15)

 

19% (3/16)

 

28-30 years

5% (1/21)

 

29% (6/21)

 

≥31 years

10% (4/40)

 

40% (16/40)

 

Marital status

    

Married

6% (3/54)

p = 0.13

22% (12/55)

p = 0.08

Cohabiting

19% (4/21)

 

38% (8/21)

 

Single

4% (1/24)

 

46% (11/24)

 

Lives with family

    

No

8% (6/75)

p = 1.00

30% (23/76)

p = 0.80

Yes

9% (2/23)

 

35% (8/23)

 

Lives with partner

    

No

10% (2/21)

p = 0.68

48% (10/21)

p = 0.11

Yes

8% (6/77)

 

27% (21/78)

 

Disclosed HIV status to anyone

    

No

14% (1/7)

p = 0.46

71% (5/7)

p = 0.03

Yes

8% (7/91)

 

28% (26/92)

 

Current smoker

    

No

6% (4/71)

p = 0.20

25% (18/72)

p = 0.03

Yes

15% (4/26)

 

50% (13/26)

 

History of drug use (other than marijuana)

    

No

8% (6/78)

p = 0.63

28% (22/79)

p = 0.08

Yes

12% (2/17)

 

53% (9/17)

 

Using treatment adherence programme

    

No

7% (4/60)

p = 0.71

38% (23/61)

p = 0.08

Yes

10% (4/39)

 

21% (8/39)

 

Self-efficacy score

    

≥5 (higher self-efficacy)

5% (3/55)

p = 0.05

36% (20/55)

p = 0.32

<5 (lower self-efficacy)

27% (3/11)

 

55% (6/11)

 

Positive depression screen

    

No

7% (5/71)

p = 0.68

28% (20/72)

p = 0.46

Yes

11% (3/27)

 

37% (10/27)

 

Severity of ART side effects

    

Not bothered or only slightly

8% (6/74)

p = 1.00

29% (22/75)

p = 0.46

Somewhat or terribly bothered

8% (2/24)

 

38% (9/24)

 
  1. p values ≤0.5 are indicated in bold.