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Table 4 Association of Clinical factors with HIV positive status disclosure of PLWHA on follows up in Jimma University Specialized hospital in ART clinic, southwest Ethiopia, 2014

From: HIV positive sero-status disclosure and its determinants among people living with HIV /AIDS following ART clinic in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: a facility- based cross-sectional study

Independent Variables

Alternatives

HIV status disclosure

COR [95% C.I]

P- Value

AOR [95% C.I]

Yes

No

COR

AOR

Perform any physical exercise

Yes

67

148

1.00

  

1.00

No

65

71

2.022(1.298–3.150)

.002

.014

1.922(1.142–3.235)

CD4 count when ART started

< 250 cell/ml

82

91

2.192(1.410–3.409)

.000

.138

1.509(0.876–2.600)

≥ 250 cell/ml

51

127

1.00

  

1.00

CD4 count currently

< 250 cell/ml

12

61

1.060(.657–1.711)

.811

  

≥ 250 cell/ml

82

196

1.00

   

WHO stage at start

Stage I-II

119

167

2.850(1.486–5.469)

.002

.007

2.766(1.321–5.791)

Stage III-IV

13

52

1.00

  

1.00

Current WHO stage of HIV

Stage I-II

107

178

0.986(.568–1.712)

.960

  

Stage III-IV

25

41

1.00

   

General health condition

Good

82

165

1.00

  

1.00

Poor

50

54

1.863 (1.168–2.972)

.009

.048

1.741(1.005–3.017)

How long they stayed on treatment

< 2 years

39

104

1.00

  

1.00

≥ 2 years

93

115

2.157(1.364–3.411)

.001

.015

1.941(1.136–3.316)

They healthy as any body

Yes

99

158

1.00

  

1.00

No

33

61

1.601(1.166–2.198)

.004

.600

1.185(0.628–2.237)

Have comorbidity conditions

Yes

75

62

3.332(2.119–5.240)

.000

.001

2.500(1.483–4.214)

No

57

157

1.00

  

1.00

Have any Clinical symptoms for HIV

Yes

103

104

3.927(2.406–6.411)

.000

.000

2.980(1.724–5.152)

No

29

115

1.00

  

1.00

Felt their health is excellent

Yes

86

166

1.00

  

1.00

No

46

53

1.675(1.044–2.689)

.033

.853

0.945(0.520–1.717)

Felt sick earlier than other people

Yes

89

156

0.836(.524–1.333)

.452

  

No

43

63

1.00

   

Compared to last year how they rate your health

Better now than a year

89

184

1.00

  

1.00

Worse now than a year

43

35

2.540(1.521–4.242)

.000

.087

1.698(0.926–3.113)

Bathing and dressing

Not limited

82

155

1.00

   

Limited

50

64

1.477(.935–2.331)

.094

.313

1.537(0.666–3.546)

Physical domain of quality of life

Low

59

77

1.490(.959–2.317)

.076

.000

3.833(2.008–7.315)

High

73

142

1.00

  

1.00

Psychological domain

Low

91

147

0.920(.578–1.46)

.724

  

High

41

72

1.00

   

Quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients

Low

70

67

2.634(1.687–4.111)

.000

.000

4.349(2.301–8.219)

High

62

152

1.00

  

1.00