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Table 3 Interpersonal characteristics of patients who were adherent and non-adherent to ART

From: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the early months of treatment in rural Zambia: influence of demographic characteristics and social surroundings of patients

 

Total

Not full adherence

Full adherence

 
 

(n=157)

(n=63)

(n=94)

p-value

 

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

 

Disclose to First wife/husband if married

    

 Yes

89 (85.6)

35 (77.8)

54 (91.5)

0.048 a*

 No

15 (14.4)

10 (22.2)

5 (8.5)

 

First additional sexual partner

    

 Yes

13 (59.1)

7 (63.6)

6 (54.5)

1.000 b

 No

9 (40.9)

4 (36.4)

5 (45.5)

 

People in community know my HIV status even though I did not tell them

    

 Yes

48 (38.6)

21 (37.5)

27 (31.0)

0.424 a

 No or unsure

95 (66.4)

35 (62.5)

60 (69.0)

 

First wife/husband’s HIV status if married (including divorced, separated, widow/widower)

    

 Positive

58 (44.6)

20 (37.7)

38 (49.4)

0.190 a

 Negative or unsure

72 (55.4)

33 (62.3)

39 (50.6)

 

First wife/husband is (was) on ART (including divorced, separated, widow/widower)

    

 Yes

36 (29.3)

10 (20.0)

26 (35.6)

0.062 a

 No or unsure

87 (70.7)

40 (80.0)

47 (64.4)

 

First additional sexual partner’s HIV status

    

 Positive

0 0.0

0 0.0

0 0.0

 

 Negative or unsure

21 (100.0)

10 (100.0)

11 (100.0)

 

First additional sexual partner is on ART

    

 Yes

0 0.0

0 0.0

0 0.0

 

 No or unsure

18 (100.0)

9 (100.0)

9 (100.0)

 
  1. a: Pearson’s chi-square test; b: Fisher’s exact test; *p<0.05.