From: Adherence among HIV-positive injection drug users undergoing methadone treatment in Taiwan
Characteristics | Baseline a n = 961 | 90 days (n = 951; 98.9%) | pb | 180 days (n = 936; 97.4%) | pb | 365 days (n = 919; 95.6%) | pb | ||||||
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Low n = 298 | Moderate n = 382 | High n = 271 | Low n = 397 | Moderate n = 350 | High n = 189 | Low n = 516 | Moderate n = 271 | High n = 132 | |||||
Age, mean (sd) | 37.40 (8.34) | 36.60 (7.72) | 37.09 (8.39) | 38.76 (8.75) | .005c | 36.66 (7.96) | 37.35 (8.13) | 38.97 (9.10) | .007d | 36.78 (7.89) | 37.37 (8.45) | 39.42 (9.25) | .005e |
Gender, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | .098 | Â | Â | Â | .663 | Â | Â | Â | .663 |
 Female | 137 | 53 (39) | 49 (36) | 33 (24) |  | 59 (44) | 51 (38) | 23 (17) |  | 74 (56) | 42 (32) | 16 (12) |  |
 Male | 824 | 245 (30) | 333 (41) | 238 (29) |  | 338 (42) | 299 (37) | 166 (21) |  | 442 (56) | 229 (29) | 116 (15) |  |
Education level, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | .012 | Â | Â | Â | .003 | Â | Â | Â | .034 |
  < 9 years | 679 | 230 (34) | 264 (39) | 180 (27) |  | 304 (46) | 236 (36) | 122 (19) |  | 376 (58) | 193 (30) | 81 (13) |  |
  > =9 years | 282 | 68 (25) | 118 (43) | 91 (33) |  | 93 (34) | 114 (42) | 67 (25) |  | 140 (52) | 78 (29) | 51 (19) |  |
Marital status, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | .524 | Â | Â | Â | .091 | Â | Â | Â | .041 |
 Married | 111 | 35 (32) | 46 (42) | 28 (26) |  | 44 (41) | 37 (35) | 26 (24) |  | 50 (47) | 33 (31) | 23 (22) |  |
 Married but separated | 61 | 21 (34) | 27 (44) | 13 (21) |  | 33 (55) | 19 (32) | 8 (13) |  | 38 (64) | 16 (27) | 5 (9) |  |
 Single | 510 | 167 (33) | 196 (39) | 143 (28) |  | 215 (43) | 194 (39) | 88 (18) |  | 290 (60) | 133 (27) | 62 (13) |  |
 Divorced | 279 | 75 (27) | 113 (41) | 87 (32) |  | 105 (39) | 100 (37) | 67 (25) |  | 138 (51) | 89 (33) | 42 (16) |  |
Employment status, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | .006 | Â | Â | Â | .004 | Â | Â | Â | .013 |
 Not employed | 568 | 194 (35) | 228 (41) | 141 (25) |  | 249 (45) | 214 (39) | 92 (17) |  | 324 (60) | 155 (29) | 65 (12) |  |
 Employed | 393 | 104 (27) | 154 (40) | 130 (34) |  | 148 (39) | 136 (36) | 97 (26) |  | 192 (51) | 116 (31) | 67 (18) |  |
Case management city, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 Taipei metro area | 315 | 71 (23) | 134 (43) | 109 (35) |  | 100 (33) | 120 (39) | 88 (29) |  | 139 (46) | 96 (32) | 68 (22) |  |
 Kaohsiung metro area | 330 | 108 (33) | 123 (38) | 95 (29) |  | 145 (45) | 120 (37) | 56 (17) |  | 188 (60) | 97 (31) | 28 (9) |  |
 Taiwan County | 316 | 119 (38) | 125 (40) | 67 (22) |  | 152 (50) | 110 (36) | 45 (15) |  | 189 (62) | 78 (26) | 36 (12) |  |
MMT mean dosage, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
  < 60 mg | 512 | 274 (35) | 302 (39) | 198 (26) |  | 346 (47) | 263 (36) | 132 (18) |  | 421 (60) | 197 (28) | 90 (13) |  |
  > =60 mg | 107 | 24 (14) | 80 (45) | 73 (41) |  | 51 (26) | 87 (45) | 57 (29) |  | 95 (45) | 74 (35) | 42 (20) |  |
HIV+ diagnosed & in MMT, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | .073 | Â | Â | Â | .042 | Â | Â | Â | .002 |
 HIV+ before MMT > = 180 days | 437 | 126 (27) | 195 (42) | 141 (31) |  | 169 (37) | 183 (41) | 100 (22) |  | 218 (50) | 129 (34) | 69 (16) |  |
 HIV+ before MMT < 180 days | 175 | 56 (32) | 71 (40) | 50 (28) |  | 81 (46) | 58 (33) | 36 (21) |  | 112 (64) | 36 (21) | 27 (15) |  |
 HIV+ after MMT | 312/309/307 | 116 (37) | 116 (37) | 80 (26) |  | 147 (48) | 109 (35) | 53 (17) |  | 186 (61) | 85 (28) | 36 (12) |  |