Table 3 Association of variables with dietary diversity among PLWHA on HAART, Jimma University Specialized Hospital, 2009
Variables | Dietary diversity | Crude OR(95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR(95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | |||||
Educational Status | <0.001 | 0.005 | ||||
Elementary or less | 126 (64.9% | 68 (35.1%) | 0.38 (0.24-0.61) | 0.49 (0.30-0 .80) | ||
Secondary and above | 52 (41.6%) | 73 (58.4%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Meal frequency | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||||
Low | 125 (65.8%) | 65 (34.2%) | 0.36 (0.23-0.57) | 0.43 (0.26-0 .71) | ||
High | 53 (41.1%) | 76 (58.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Food Insecurity | <0.001 | |||||
Food Secured | 48 (40.7%) | 70 (59.3%) | 2.67 (1.67-4.26) | |||
Food Insecured | 130 (64.7%) | 71 (35.3%) | 1.00 | |||
Average family monthly income (USD) | 0.001 | |||||
<100 | 152 (61.0%) | 97 (39.0%) | 0.37 (0.21-0.67) | |||
≥100 | 21 (36.8%) | 36 (63.2%) | 1.00 | |||
Permanent residence | 0.034 | |||||
Jimma | 158 (58.3%) | 113 (41.7%) | 1.00 | |||
Outside Jimma | 20 (41.7%) | 28 (58.3%) | 1.96 (1.05-3.65) | |||
Body mass index (BMI) | 0.028 | |||||
<18.5 | 43 (68.3%) | 20 (31.7%) | 0.52 (0.29-0.93) | |||
>=18.5 | 135 (52.7%) | 121 (47.3%) | 1.00 | |||