Research Article
Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana
Table 3
Predictors of dietary diversity among adults on antiretroviral therapy.
| | Variable | Categories | Classification of IDDS | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | | Low N (%) | High N (%) |
| | On cotrimoxazole prophylaxis? | Yes | 223 (87.5) | 32 (12.5) | Reference | Reference | | No | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 2.79 (0.83–9.42) | 3.76 (1.02–14.37) |
| | Educational level | None | 170 (88.1) | 23 (11.9) | Reference | Reference | | Low (primary and JHS) | 53 (86.9) | 8 (13.1) | 1.12 (0.47–2.64) | 1.15 (0.56–2.74) | | High (at least SHS) | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 3.70 (1.16–11.77) | 2.86 (1.36–12.01) |
| | Occupation status | Unemployed | 12 (92.3) | 1 (7.7) | Reference | Reference | | Farmer | 187 (91.7) | 17 (8.3) | 1.09 (0.13–8.91) | 1.78 (0.18–18.04) | | Nonfarmer employment | 34 (65.4) | 18 (34.6) | 6.35 (0.76–52.85) | 10.76 (1.03–112.35) |
| | Age (years) | 18–27 | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | 4.33 (1.09–17.30) | 5.95 (1.18–30.07) | | 28–37 | 62 (89.9) | 7 (10.1) | 0.98 (0.35–2.78) | 1.17 (0.39–3.55) | | 38–47 | 85 (84.2) | 16 (15.8) | 1.63 (0.68–3.90) | 1.58 (0.63–3.99) | | >48 | 78 (89.7) | 9 (10.3) | Reference | Reference |
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Bold values represent significance at p value <0.05. ∗p value <0.05. ∗∗p value <0.01.
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