Table 4: Multi-variate logistic regression of treatment failure among patients attending ART clinic at MKRH, 2021 (n = 133).

Variables

Category

n (%)

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95% C.I)

p-value

Age

15-29 years

42 (31.6)

Ref

Ref

 

30-35 years

43 (32.3)

0.243 (0.195-2.830)

0.675 (1.823-1.724)

0.179

36-41 years

30 (22.6)

0.947 (0.690-3.864)

1.021 (0.047-1.439)

0.674

≥ 42 years

18 (13.5)

1.053 (0.867-9.142)

2.04 (1.0761-5.902)

0.002

Sex

Male

79 (59.4)

Ref

Ref

 

Female

54 (40.6)

0.461 (0.289-2.157)

0.926 (1.0281-1.034)

0.496

Residency

Urban

85 (63.9)

 

Ref

 

Rural

48 (36.1)

2.819 (1.708-12.432)

3.51 (1.951-11.430)

0.001

Marital

Single

55 (41.4)

Ref

Ref

 

status

Married

32 (24.1)

0.971 (0.537-2.013)

1.53 (0.183-1,8740)

0.951

Divorced

37 (27.8)

1.016 (0.920-8.690)

1.962 (0.427-2.942)

0.008

Widowed

9 (6.8)

0.614 (0.152-4.916)

0.385 (0.089-1.259)

0.509

Living condition

Alone in the house

62 (46.6)

Ref

Ref

 

Alone on the street

9 (6.8)

0.418 (0.317-3.197)

0.75 (0.042-1.017)

0.0543

With family/friends

48 (36.1)

0.752 (0.479-2.519)

1.03 (0.073-1.079)

0.193

Others

14 (10.5)

0.163 (0.019-3.185)

0.431 (0.741-1.658)

0.860

Initial ARV regimen

D4T + 3TC + NVP (1a)

36 (26.9)

Ref

Ref

 

D4T + 3TC + EFV (1b)

55 (41.0)

0.815 (0.724-5.317)

1.290 (0.1942-1.843)

0.745

AZT + 3TC + NVP (1c)

28 (20.9)

1.932 (1.420-7.308)

2.980 (1.1842-1.749)

0.006

AZ + 3TC + EFV (1d)

9 (6.7)

0.393 (0.162-4.016)

0.968 (0.047-1.123)

0.906

Others

6 (4.5)

0.183 (0.021-3.901)

0.371 (0.153-1.007)

0.213

Duration of ARV treatment

< 6 years

47 (35.3)

Ref

Ref

 

≥ 6 years

86 (64.7)

2.931 (2.042-13.510)

3.15 (2.963-7.028)

0.006

Diagnosis of recurrent pneumonia

Yes

60 (45.1)

Ref

Ref

 

No

73 (54.9)

0.924 (0.631-9.012)

1.47 (0.342-1.732)

0.756

OI after initiate ART

Yes

48 (36.1)

Ref

Ref

 

No

85 (63.9)

0.714 (0.417-6.710)

0.915 (0.032-1.421)

0.820

WHO stage of HIV

Stage I

24 (18.0)

Ref

Ref

 

Stage II

67 (50.4)

0.917 (0.217-3.175)

1.94 (1.132-1.4967)

0.354

Stage III/IV

42 (31.6)

2.913 (1.824-7.308)

3.97 (1.045-14.937)

0.009