Determinants of Poor Quality of Life Among Adults Living with HIV and Enrolled in Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy at Public Health Facilities of Arba Minch Town Administration in Southern Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants at Public Health Facilities of Arba Minch Town, Gamo Zone, 2019 (N=391)

Variables	Categories	Frequency (Percent)
Age	15–24	27(6.9)
	25–34	107(27.4)
	35–44	156(39.9)
	45–64	93(23.8)
	≥65	8(2.0)
Sex	Male	159(40.7)
	Female	232(59.3)
Ethnicity	Gamo	225(57.5)
	Amhara	54(13.8)
	Wolayita	48(12.3)
	Gofa	46(11.8)
	Others	18(4.6)
Religion	Orthodox	238(60.9)
	Protestant	142(36.2)
	Muslim	10(2.6)
	Catholic	1(0.3)
Marital status	Single	85(21.7)
	Married	145(37.2)
	Divorced	83(21.2)
	Widowed	78(19.9)
Education status	Unable to read and write	123(31.5)
	Primary	119(30.4)
	Secondary	106(27.1)
	Diploma and above	43(11.0)
Occupation	Student	18(4.6)
	Gov’t employee	82(21)
	Private employer	149(38.1)
	Farmer	21(5.4)
	House wife	49(12.5)
	Daily labor	64(16.4)
	Others	8(2.0)
Residence	Urban	360(92.1)
	Rural	31(7.9)
Wealth Index	Lowest	76(19.6)
	Second	84(21.5)
	Middle	92(23.5)
	Fourth	60(15.3)
	Highest	79(20.2)

Notes: Keys =Others; Gurage, Oromo, Ari, Sidama.

Table 2 Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of the Study Participants at Public Health Facilities of Arba Minch Town, Gamo Zone, 2019 (N=391)

Variable	Category	Frequency (Percent)
Recent CD4 count	<500 cell/mm^3	199(50.9)
	≥500 cell/mm^3	192(49.1)
Viral load	<1000 copies/mL	321(82.1)
	≥1000 copies/mL	70(17.9)
Current WHO stage	Stage 1	372(95.1)
	Stage 2	11(2.8)
	Stage 3	7(1.8)
	Stage 4	1(0.3)
Nutritional status	Malnourished	183(46.8)
	Normal	208(53.2)
Current TB status	Yes	14(3.6)
	No	377(96.4)
Duration on ART	<57 month	238(60.9)
	≥57 month	153(39.1)
Adherence status	Good adherence	307(78.5)
	Poor adherence	84(21.5)
HIV disclosure status	Yes	348(89.0)
	No	43(11.0)
Depression status	Yes	204(52.2)
	No	187(47.8)
Social support	Good	188(48.1)
	Poor	203(51.9)
Perceived stigma	Yes	212(54.2)
	No	179(45.8)

Figure 1 Magnitude of quality of life dimensions among participants at public health facilities of Arba Minch town, Ethiopia, 2019 (N=391).

Table 3 Factors Associated with Overall Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV Attending ART at Public Health Facilities of Arba Minch Town, South Ethiopia, 2019 (N=319)

Variables	Category	Quality of Life		COR (95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)	P-value
		Good (%)	Poor (%)
Recent CD4	<500 cell/mm^3	87(42.0)	112(60.9)	1
	≥500 cell/mm^3	120(58.0)	72(39.1)	2.15(1.43–3.22)	1.96(1.94–6.17)	0.001
Nutritional status	Malnutrition	81(39.1)	102(55.4)	1	1
	Normal	126(60.9)	82(44.6)	1.94(1.29–2.90)	2.66(1.18–3.27)	0.001
Depression status	Yes	61(29.5)	143(77.7)	1	1
	No	146(70.5)	41(22.3)	8.35(5.28–13.20)	10.59(6.16–18.21)	0.001
Social support	Good	130(62.8)	58(31.5)	3.65(2.41–5.58)	6.18(3.56–10.75)	0.001
	Poor	77(44.4)	126(68.5)	1	1
Perceived stigma	Yes	92(31.2)	120(65.2)	1	1
	No	115(55.6)	64(34.8)	2.34(1.56–3.53)	2.75(1.62–4.67)	0.001