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Table 3 Association among knowledge, beliefs, social support and perceive stigma and nonadherence to ART by bivariate analysis

From: Effects of psychosocial factors on nonadherence to ART in Ganta, Nimba county, Liberia

Variable

Adherence

Non-adherence

POR

95% CI

p

n (%)

n (%)

Lower

Upper

Social support

 Emotional support

  High

28 (43.1)

37 (56.9)

Ref.

0.758

2.607

0.280

  Moderate and low

42 (35.0)

78 (65.0)

1.405

 

 Information support

  High

42 (47.2)

47 (52.8)

Ref.

 

  Moderate and low

28 (29.2)

68 (70.8)

2.170

1.184

3.977

0.012

 Instrumental support

  High

33 (44.0)

42 (56.0)

Ref.

 

  Moderate and low

37 (33.6)

73 (66.4)

1.550

0.848

2.835

0.155

 Appraisal support

  High

35 (39.8)

53 (60.2)

Ref.

 

  Moderate and low

35 (36.1)

62 (63.9)

1.170

0.645

2.121

0.605

Stigma

 Experienced stigma

  High

26 (28.9)

64 (71.1)

2.123

1.156

3.906

0.015

  Moderate and low

44 (46.3)

51 (53.7)

Ref.

 

 Internalized shame

  High

44 (33.6)

87 (66.4)

1.834

0.963

1.038

0.065

  Moderate and low

26 (48.1)

28 (51.9)

Ref.

 

 Perceived stigma

  High

29 (31.9)

62 (68.1)

1.652

0.907

3.012

0.101

  Moderate and low

41 (43.6)

53 (56.4)

Ref.

 
  1. POR prevalence odds ratio