Table 2 Mean SM according to demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 415)
Variables | n (%) | Mean (SD) | t or F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 174 (41.9) | 39.54 (4.49) | 2.829 | 0.005 |
Female | 241 (58.1) | 38.32 (4.32) | ||
Educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 145 (34.9) | 37.72 (4.15) | 6.279 | < 0.001 |
Primary education | 103 (24.8) | 38.83 (4.40) | ||
High school a | 100 (24.1) | 39.65 (4.21) | (a < b) | |
College and above education b | 67 (16.1) | 40.06 (4.58) | ||
Job-status | ||||
Governmental employed a | 73 (17.6) | 40.47 (4.17) | 7.446 | 0.001 |
Privately employed b | 213 (51.3) | 38.76 (4.28) | ||
No regular job | 129 (31.1) | 38.04 (4.44) | (a > b) | |
Religion | ||||
Orthodox Christian | 396 (95.4) | 38.87 (4.39) | 0.621 | 0.538 |
Protestant Christian | 6 (1.4) | 39.33 (5.13) | ||
Muslim | 13 (3.1) | 37.54 (3.67) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 26 (6.3) | 38.73 (4.15) | 1.765 | 0.173 |
Married | 208 (50.1) | 39.23 (4.29) | ||
Live separated/Divorced/Widowed | 181 (43.6) | 38.40 (4.50) | ||
Living arrangement | ||||
Lives alone | 91 (21.9) | 39.13 (4.56) | 0.728 | 0.467 |
Lives with families/parents | 324 (78.1) | 38.75 (4.33) | ||
Area of residency | ||||
Rural | 106 (25.5) | 38.00 (3.94) | −2.289 | 0.023 |
Urban | 308 (74.5) | 39.12 (4.49) | ||
HIV Stage | ||||
I know it | 98 (23.6) | 40.47 (4.47) | 4.312 | < 0.001 |
I do not know it | 317 (76.4) | 38.33 (4.23) | ||
Treatment changed | ||||
Yes | 110 (26.5) | 39.13 (4.20) | 0.813 | 0.417 |
No | 305 (73.5) | 38.73 (4.45) | ||
Comorbidities | ||||
Yes | 45 (10.8) | 38.76 (4.54) | −0.131 | 0.896 |
No | 370 (89.2) | 38.85 (4.37) | ||
Treatment for comorbidities | ||||
Yes | 40 (9.6) | 38.83 (4.59) | −0.017 | 0.987 |
No | 375 (90.4) | 38.84 (4.36) | ||
Number of drugs | ||||
One type | 312 (75.2) | 38.84 (4.37) | 0.345 | 0.709 |
Two types | 68 (16.4) | 39.09 (4.88) | ||
More than two types | 35 (8.4) | 38.32 (3.34) | ||
Drug side effects | ||||
Yes | 38 (9.2) | 38.53 (4.27) | −0.457 | 0.648 |
No | 377 (90.8) | 38.87 (4.40) | ||