Table 3 Predictors of ART adherence among children at TAH, Addis Ababa, 2012

Care givers’ marital status

Single

24

5

Reference

Reference

Married

48

30

3.00 (1.03, 8.71)

7.85 (2.11, 29.13)*

Widowed/ Divorced

64

39

2.93 (1.03, 8.30)

7.14 (2.00, 25.46)*

Children knew their HIV status

Yes

63

26

Reference

Reference

No

73

48

1.59 (0.89, 2.86)

2.35 (1.09, 5.06)*

Regimen type

4a = d4T/3TC/NVP

26

14

Reference

Reference

4b = d4T/3TC/EFV

17

2

0.22 (0.04, 1.09)

0.10 (0.02, 0.53)*

4c = AZT/3TC/NVP

32

26

1.51 (0.66, 3.46)

1.50 (0.54, 4.13)

4d = AZT/3TC/EFV

53

31

1.09 (0.50, 2.39)

0.63 (0.24, 1.67)

Others$

8

1

0.23 (0.03, 2.05)

0.11 (0.01, 1.23)

Duration on ART

<12 months

13

1

Reference

Reference

≥ 12 months

123

73

7.71 (0.99,60.20)

8.37 (0.91,77.32)

Baseline WHO stage

Stage I and II

34

10

Reference

Reference

Stage III and IV

102

64

2.13 (0.99,4.61)

3.18 (1,21,8.40)*

Baseline CD4

≤200

44

25

Reference

Reference

201–500

60

37

1.09 (0.57,2.06)

0.81 (0.37,1.75)

>500

32

12

0.66 (0.29,1.51)

0.37 (0.13,1.03)