Factors influencing quality of life of people living with HIV in Estonia: a cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Univariate and multivariate factors associated with good quality of life among HIV-infected persons in Estonia

Characteristic	Good QoL		OR	95% CI	p	AOR	95% CI	p
	N	%
Socio-demographic
Gender
Male	89	37.4	1.0			1.0
Female	100	47.6	1.52	1.04–2.22	0.03	0.61	0.33–1.13	0.1
Age
≥30 years	23	28.7	1.0			1.0
<30 years	166	45.0	2.03	1.20–3.43	0.009	1.55	0.74–3.25	0.2
Place of living
Ida-Viru county, north-eastern Estonia	105	35.5	1.0			1.0
Capital city, Tallinn	74	56.5	2.4	1.56–3.57	0.0001	1.08	0.62–1.88	0.8
Ethnicity
Russian	157	42.3	1.0
Estonian	24	55.8	1.7	0.91–3.25	0.09
Education
≤9 years	69	38.3	1.0
>9 years	120	44.9	1.31	0.89–1.93	0.2
Occupation
Unemployed	123	38.2	1.0			1.0
Employed and/or studying	65	52.0	3.13	2.04–4.76	<0.0001	2.27	1.18–4.38	0.01
Partnership
Other	129	38.6	1.0			1.0
Legally married	58	54.7	1.92	1.24–2.99	0.004	1.26	0.66–2.41	0.5
HIV disease related
HIV transmission category (self report)
Injecting drug use	89	37.7	1.0			1.0
Sexual transmission	86	53.4	1.89	1.27–2.86	0.002	1.37	0.73–2.59	0.3
Time of HIV diagnosis
≥12 months ago	99	40.6	1.0			1.0
<12 months ago	47	54.0	1.79	1.1–2.86	0.02	1.2	0.60–2.45	0.6
Stage of HIV-infection
Early HIV disease/AIDS	49	28.2	1.0			1.0
No symptoms	136	50.9	2.65	1.76–3.98	<0.0001	2.31	1.24–4.29	0.008
CD4 count
<300 cells/mm³	32	31.7	1			1.0
≥300 cells/mm³	128	53.6	2.49	1.52–4.06	0.0003	1.72	0.91–3.26	0.09
Current ARV treatment
No	136	40.2	1.0
Yes	52	48.1	1.37	0.89–2.13	0.1
Co-infections
Tuberculosis
Yes	4	40.0	1
No	184	42.1	1.09	0.3–3.92	0.9
Hepatitis B and/or C co-infection
Yes	106	39.8	1
No	83	45.6	1.27	0.86–1.85	0.2