| Variables | Physical QoL | Psychological QoL | Level of Independence QoL | Social Relationship QoL | Environmental QoL | Spiritual QoL | COR | AOR | COR | AOR | COR | AOR | COR | AOR | COR | AOR | COR | AOR | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] | [95 CI] |
| Age (in years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18-28 | 1.59 0.96,2.65 | 1.65 0.93, 2.95 | | | 1.71 1.02, 2.84 | 1.47 0.81, 2.68 | | | | | | | 29-39 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | >39 | 1.47 0.86, 2.51 | 0.97 0.53, 1.76 | | | 1.62 0.95, 2.78 | 1.08 0.58, 2.02 | | | | | | |
| Place of residence | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rural | 1.36 0.79, 2.31 | 0.51 0.28,0.92 | | | | | | | | | | | Urban | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Educational status | | | | | | | | | | | | | No education | 1.58 0.81, 3.11 | 1.30 0.63, 2.68 | 1.07 0.54, 2.11 | 0.96 0.45,2.02 | 1.41 0.72, 2.77 | 1.25 ,0.56, 2.78 | 1.46 0.75, 2.85 | 1.26 0.58, 2.75 | | | | | Primary school | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Secondary School & above | 2.10 1.28, 3.44 | 1.98 1.17, 3.35 | 1.67 1.03, 2.73 | 1.25 0.72, 2.20 | 1.98 1.22, 3.23 | 1.27 0.70, 2.29 | 1.54 0.95, 2.52 | 1.14 0.64, 2.04 | | | | |
| Social support | | | | | | | | | | | | | Poor s. support | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Good s. support | 2.17 1.41, 2.94 | 1.78 1.10, 2.88 | 3.38 2.15, 5.32 | 3.38 2.05,5.56 | 3.98 2.51, 6.29 | 3.24 1.98, 5.32 | 4.0 2.5, 6.25 | 4.76 2.7, 8.33 | 4.69 2.92, 7.53 | 4.85 2.83, 8.31 | | |
| Time since HIV diagnosed | | | | | | | | | | | | | < 66 months | | | | | 1.35 0.81, 2.23 | 1.69 0.90,3.16 | | | | | 0.65 0.39,1.10 | 0.96 0.6,0.99 | ≥ 66 months | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| WHO Clinical Stage at the beginning of ART | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stage 1 | | | | | | | 0.63 0.34,1.16 | 0.70 0.35, 1.40 | 0.61 0.33,1.13 | 0.52 0.07,1.04 | | | Stage 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Stage 3 | | | | | | | 0.96 0.58,1.57 | 0.92 0.53,1.61 | 1.32 0.80,2.16 | 0.35 0.12,0.98 | | | Stage 4 | | | | | | | 2.27 0.92,5.62 | 3.92 1.37,11.27 | 2.05 0.83,5.07 | 0.46 0.16,1.33 | | |
| Wealth index tertile | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 tertile | | | 1.19 0.70,2.02 | 1.64 0.90,2.99 | | | 0.67 0.39,1.13 | 0.75 0.41,1.36 | 1.11 0.66,1.85 | 1.51 0.81,2.78 | | | 2 tertile | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 tertile | | | 2.18 1.28,3.70 | 2.53 1.42,4.51 | | | 1.77 1.05,2.99 | 1.96 1.09,3.52 | 1.90 1.12,3.22 | 2.20 1.20,4.03 | | |
| Perceived stigma | | | | | | | | | | | | | Low | | | | | | | 1.79 1.18, 2.78 | 2.13 1.3, 3.44 | | | | | High | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Duration on ART | | | | | | | | | | | | | <57 months | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | ≥57 months | 0.77 0.5, 1.19 | 1.37 0.75, 2.49 | | | | | | | 0.72 0.47,1.11 | 0.57 0.35,0.93 | | |
| CD4 count during the beginning of ART | | | | | | | | | | | | | <200 cells/mm3 | | | | | | | | | | | 0.49 0.32,0.78 | 0.48 0.29,0.79 | ≥200 cells/mm3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
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