On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
Table 4
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with on-time appointment keeping among HIV/AIDS-positive patients accessing ART at health centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables
On-time appointment keeping
COR (95%) CI
AOR (95%) CI
value
Yes
No
Sex
Male
232
177
1
1
Female
280
136
1.57 (1.18–2.08)
1.49 (1.19–2.73)
<0.001
Age in years
499
296
18–24
13
17
1
1
>24
499
296
2.20 (1.06–4.60)
2.13 (1.14–4.25)
0.003
Marital status
Married
320
164
1
1
Unmarried
192
149
0.66 (0.45–1.02)
0.59 (0.45–0.82)
0.001
Drug regimen
TDF + 3TC + EFV
331
144
2.15 (1.61–2.86)
2.11 (1.84–3.62)
<0.001
Other
181
169
1
1
Duration of ART
<12 months
15
55
1
1
≥12
497
256
7.06 (3.91–12.75)
4.32 (2.22–8.40)
<0.001
Mobile
No
135
41
1
1
Yes
377
272
2.38 (1.62–3.48)
2.22 (1.44–3.64)
<0.001
Adherence support from peer support groups
Yes
154
59
1.85 (1.32–2.60)
1.83 (1.21–3.34)
<0.001
No
358
254
1
1
Disclosed to a family member
Yes
247
100
1.98 (1.48–2.66)
1.79 (1.14–3.23)
<0.001
No
265
213
1
1
Paper-based appointment
Yes
368
150
2.78 (2.07–3.72)
2.16 (1.16–3.50)
<0.001
No
144
163
1
1
Unavailability of health workers
Yes
148
71
1.39 (1.00–1.92)
1.15 (0.95–2.25)
0.088
No
364
242
1
Substance abuse
Yes
227
171
1
1
No
285
142
0.66 (0.5–0.88)
0.56 (0.37–1.29)
0.466
Satisfaction
No
298
198
1
1
Yes
214
115
1.24 (0.93–1.65
1.15 (0.86–1.82)
0.233
Unmarried (single, divorced, and widowed). AZT + 3TC + EFV, AZT + 3TC + NVP, TDF + 3TC + NVP, and ABC + 3TC + EFV.
