Variable

Adherence

P-value

YES

NO

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

Female

Male

1038 (93)

490 (92)

73 (7)

42 (8)

0.325

Age Category

≤30

31 - 44

44 - 80

378 (92)

798 (94)

353 (92)

33 (8)

50 (6)

32 (8)

0.194

Education

Completed primary

Completed secondary

Tertiary education

537 (93)

688 (93)

246 (92)

43 (7)

49 (7)

21 (8)

0.761

Marital status

Currently married

Living with sexual partner

Single

Widowed

884 (93)

23 (79)

314 (95)

335 (92)

63 (7)

6 (21)

18 (5)

30 (8)

0.014

Source of income

Office work

Spouse

Farming

Trading

Unemployed

255 (94)

92 (90)

291 (93)

790 (94)

54 (87)

17 (6)

10 (10)

21 (7)

54 (6)

8 (13)

0.255

Support group participation status

Participation

Non-participation

745 (95)

814 (92)

43 (5)

74 (8)

0.021

Frequency of participation

1 - 5 times

6 - 12 times

227 (95)

391 (97)

11 (5)

14 (3)

0.461

Year of ART initiation

2010

2011

2012

596 (94)

455 (93)

508 (92)

40 (6)

33 (7)

44 (8)

0.512