Table 7 Bivariate associations between independent variables and quality of life

 < 30 years

56.3 (11.0)

63.9 (15.4)

43.5 (21.9)

58.98 (12.2)

  ≥ 30 years

56.7 (11.9)

62.8 (18.4)

44.4 (16.9)

56.3 (14.1)

P-value

0.834

0.713

0.772

0.243

 Male

56.1 (10.5)

64.9 (14.4)

40.3 (11.7)

58.1 (13.4)

 Female

56.8 (12.0)

62.5 (18.6)

45.3 (19.6)

56.7 (13.7)

P-value

0.765

0.444

0.112

0.543

 Positive

58.3 (11.7)

68.2 (14.7)

42.5 (20.2)

59.3 (13.7)

 Negative

58.2 (9.5)

61.5 (11.3)

47.2 (16.1)

53.8 (9.7)

 Don’t Know

53.3 (12.4)

57.5 (22.6)

44.2((16.6)

56.2 (15.4)

P-value

0.024^a

<  0.001^b

0.397

0.081

 Yes

57.0 (11.5)

63.1 (16.9)

44.3 (17.3)

56.2 (12.5)

 No

55.3 (12.2)

62.9 (20.2)

43.6 (20.9)

59.5 (16.7)

P-value

0.387

0.929

0.821

0.156

 Parents (Mother/Father/Siblings)

58.0 (10.6)

68.2 (14.8)

43.0 (18.2)

59.7(13.5)

 Close relatives (Grandparents /Aunties/Uncles)

55.7 (11.6)

56.9 (17.1)

45.4 (18.2)

53.8 (12.3)

 Neighbour/Relative outside home

34.8 (19.6)

26.0 (27.1)

56.3 (12.5)

36.7 (13.1)

P-value

<  0.001^b

<  0.001^b

0.280

< 0.001^b

  < 5 years

56.7 (10.8)

63.1 (16.5)

47.0 (18.7)

57.8 (13.9)

  ≥ 5 years

56.5 (12.9)

63.0 (19.5)

39.6 (16.4)

55.7 (13.1)

P-value

0.903

0.973

0.006^a

0.312

 Male

55.2 (12.5)

62.0 (19.2)

44.7 (19.9)

57.0 (15.1)

 Female

58.3 (10.3)

64.3 (15.8)

43.5 (16.0)

57.0 (11.7)

P-value

0.63

0.369

0.634

0.989

 Adherent

64.6 (8.1)

70.8 (13.0)

47.7 (24.3)

55.7 (12.0)

 Non-Adherent

56.1 (11.7)

62.6 (17.9)

43.9 (17.8)

57.1 (13.6)

P-value

0.019^a

0.134

0.502

0.742