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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Adherence to ART among HIV patients in Cameroon

Table 3. Patient‑related factors associated with poor adherence to ART
Explanatory variables Adherence to ART OR (95% CI) p‑value
Good (n=150) Poor (n=159)
Missed an appointment at the HIV care unit
No 102 (68) 54 (34) 1
Yes 48 (32) 105 (66) 4.13 (2.58 – 6.68) <0.001***
Excitants/cigarette consumption
No 83 (55.3) 18 (11) 1
Occasionally 66 (44) 132 (83) 9.33 (5.28 – 17.23) <0.001***
Yes 1 (0.7) 9 (6) 0.77 (0.02 – 2.3) 0.982
Alcohol consumption
No 57 (38) 66 (42) 1
Yes 93 (62) 93 (58) 0.86 (0.54 – 1.36) 0.529
Support from family or friends in your therapy
No 93 (62) 96 (60) 0.93 (0.59 – 1.47) 0.77
Yes 57 (38) 63 (40) 1
Stress or depression attacks
No 75 (50) 84 (53) 1
Yes 75 (50) 75 (47) 0.89 (0.57 – 1.39) 0.619
Frequent traveler
No 69 (46) 18 (11) 1
Yes 81 (54) 141 (89) 6.38 [3.61 – 11.7] <0.001***
Forget a lot
No 96 (64) 108 (68) 1
Yes 54 (36) 51 (32) 0.83 (0.52 – 1.34) 0.467
Very busy
No 60 (40) 18 (11) 1
Yes 90 (60) 141 (89) 5.22 (2.94 – 9.63) <0.001***
Number of meals per day
1 9 (6) 9 (6) 1
2 39 (26) 54 (34) 1.38 (0.49 – 3.85) 0.528
>3 102 (68) 96 (60) 0.94 (0.35 – 2.50) 0.902
Fear of disclosure of HIV status
No 63 (42) 21 (13) 1
Yes 87 (58) 138 (87) 4.75 (2.75 – 8.50) <0.001***
Disease other than HIV
No 105 (70) 105 (66) 1
Yes 45 (30) 54 (34) 1.2 (0.74 – 1.94) 0.456
Turn to a pastor for healing
No 72 (48) 39 (25) 1
Yes 78 (52) 120 (75) 2.84 (1.76 – 4.63) <0.001***
Recourse to traditional treatment for recovery
No 75 (50) 12 (8) 1
Yes 75 (50) 147 (8) 12.25 (6.48 – 24.99) <0.001***
Notes: *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
Abbreviations: OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; ART: Antiretroviral therapy.

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