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Table 4 Factors associated with low levels of physical activity among adults living with HIV/AIDS attending ART clinic, in three selected public hospitals of South Ethiopia, 2019, (n = 422)

From: Physical activity level and associated factors among adult HIV patients in Ethiopia

Variable

Low physical activity

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

No N (%)

Yes N (%)

Gender

 Male

60 (39)

94 (61)

1

1

 Female

74 (28)

194 (72)

1.67 (1.11–2.55)*

1.64 (1.07, 2.53)*

Place of residence

 Urban

119 (30)

275 (70)

2.67 (1.23, 5.78)*

2.57 (1.16, 5.72)*

 Rural

15 (54)

13 (46)

1

1

Duration of treatment ( months)

 < 24

29 (23)

97 (77)

1

1

 ≥ 24

105 (35)

191 (65)

1.84 (1.14, 2.97)*

1.88 (1.15, 3.08)*

HHFIS

 Secured

29 (27)

78 (73)

1

1

 Unsecured

105 (33)

210 (67)

1.35 (0.83, 2.19)

0.74 (0.45, 1.23)

  1. *Statistically significant variables in multiple logistic regressions at P-value ≤ 0.05