Table 5 Bivariate linear regression analysis of predictors and/or correlates of HRQoL of HIV infected patients with and without VL in Northwest Ethiopia
Patient characteristics | HRQoL domains | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical domain (β-coefficient) | Psychological domain (β-coefficient) | Social domain (β-coefficient) | Spiritual domain (β-coefficient) | Level of independence (β-coefficient) | Environmental domain (β-coefficient) | |||||||
HIV-VL (n = 125) | HIV (n = 465) | HIV-VL (n = 125) | HIV (n = 465) | HIV-VL (n = 125) | HIV (n = 465) | HIV-VL (n = 125) | HIV (n = 465) | HIV-VL (n = 125) | HIV (n = 465) | HIV-VL (n = 125) | HIV (n = 465) | |
Age | −0.096** | −0.022* | −0.035 | −0.005 | −0.011 | 0.001 | 0.037 | 0.019 | −0.035 | −0.012 | 0.013 | 0.027* |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 0.435 | −0.097 | 0.291 | −0.314 | −0.298 | 0.269 | 1.021 | −0.183 | 1.512 | −0.119 | 0.229 | 0.153 |
Female | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
Education | ||||||||||||
Not educated | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
Educated | 1.225* | 0.745*** | 0.535 | 1.830*** | 0.971* | 1.551*** | 0.036 | −0.138 | 0.108 | 0.998*** | −0.037 | 1.738*** |
Marital status | ||||||||||||
Married | −0.620 | 1.031*** | 0.056 | 0.464* | 0.313 | 1.573*** | 0.018 | 0.029 | −0.241 | 0.680** | 0.163 | 0.565** |
Not married | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
Residence | ||||||||||||
Urban | 0.669 | 0.837* | 0.502 | 0.519 | 1.121* | 1.058* | −0.606 | 0.892* | 0.057 | 0.791* | 0.866* | 0.306 |
Rural | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
CD4 count | ||||||||||||
<201 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
> = 201 | 1.671* | 0.602* | 2.643*** | 1.114* | 1.531* | 0.498 | 0.255 | 0.404 | 2.775*** | 0.918** | 2.349*** | 0.641 |
Hb level | ||||||||||||
<12.8 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
> = 12.8 | −0.091 | 0.836*** | −1.737 | 0.737** | −0.736 | 0.750** | −0.504 | 0.022 | −2.804* | 0.221 | −1.461 | 0.861*** |
Duration of ART | 0.332*** | 0.179*** | 0.501*** | 0.287*** | 0.342*** | 0.231*** | 0.407*** | −0.043 | 0.454*** | 0.121*** | 0.306*** | 0.262*** |
Kessler depressive symptoms | −2.351*** | −2.641*** | −3.061*** | −1.560*** | −2.205*** | −0.969*** | −2.199*** | −1.460*** | −2.209*** | −1.897*** | −2.447*** | −1.256*** |