Table 3: Association of Socio demographic factors, Clinical factors, Institutional factors and behavioral factors with health related quality of life of PLWHA on follow up in Jimma University Specialized hospital in ART clinic, southwest Ethiopia, 2014(N= 351).

Independent Variables	Alternatives	Quality of Life		P-values		COR [95%C.I]	AOR [95%C.I]
		Low	High	COR	AOR
Age of respondents	≤ 39 years	83	154	.027	.009	1.670 (1.060 - 2.630)	2.381 (1.238 - 4.579)
	≥ 40 years	54	60			1.00	1.00
Sex of respondents	Male	32	87	.001	.148	2.248 (1.390 - 3.635)	1.573 (0.852 - 2.904)
	Female	105	127			1.00	1.00
Marital Status	Single	61	91	.397	.868	0.941 (0.558 - 1.585)	0.914(0.317 - 2.638)
	Married	37	62	.277	.932	1.445 (0. 814 - 2.565)	1.049 (0.346 - 3.177)
	Divorce	24	45	.199	.035	1.478 (0. 680 - 3.212)	3.453 (1.092 - 6.919)
	Widowed	15	16			1.00	1.00
Educational level of respondents	No education	28	42			1.00
	Primary (1-8	67	79	.415		0.786 (0.441 - 1.402)
	Secondary (9-10	39	67	.668		1.145 (0.616 - 2.129)
	Post-secondary (10+)	9	20	.403		1.481 (0.590 - 3.720)
Occupation of respondents	Currently employed	79	168	.000	.000	3.403(2.112 - 5.482)	3.509 (1.900 - 6.482)
	Currently not employed	64	40			1.00	1.00
Average monthly income	≤ 500ETB	111	142			1.00	1.00
	501- 1000ETB	18	30	.414	.680	1.303 (0.690 - 2.458)	0.841 (0.369 - 1.918)
	≥ 1001ETB	14	36	.040	.493	2.010 (1.033 - 3.910)	0.731(0.298 - 1.794)
CD4 count when ART started	< 250 cell/ml	73	100			1.00
	≥ 250 cell/ml	70	108	.584		0.888 (0.580 - 1.359)
CD4 count currently	< 250 cell/ml	47	26			1.00	1.00
	≥ 250 cell/ml	116	162	.001	.004	2.373(1.431 - 3.935)	2.663 (1.363 - 5.203)
WHO stage at start	Stage I-II	122	164	.127	.769	1.559(0.881 - 2.757)	0.894 (0.422 - 1.893)
	Stage III-IV	21	44			1.00
Current WHO stage of HIV	Stage I-II	100	183	.000	.000	3.148(1.816 - 5.455)	4.772 (2.308 - 9.865)
	Stage III-IV	43	25			1.00	1.00
General health condition	Good	85	162	.001	.003	2.403 (1.506 - 3.836)	2.609 (1.372 - 4.961)
	Poor	58	46			1.00	1.00
Discontinuation of OI prophylaxes	No	99	134	.349		1.243(0.789 - 1.958)
	Yes	44	74			1.00
Compared to last year how they rate your health	Better now than a year	101	172	.008	.863	1.987 (1.195 - 3.304)	1.066 (0.514 - 2.212)
	Worse now than a year	42	36			1.00	1.00
How long they stayed on treatment	< 2 years	46	97			1.00	1.00
	≥ 2 years	97	111	.007	.091	1.843 (1.182 - 2.873)	1.677(0.920 - 3.057)
Have any Clinical symptoms for HIV	Yes	82	125			1.00
	No	61	83	.606		1.120(0.727 - 1.726)
Comorbidity Conditions	Yes	85	52			1.00	1.00
	No	58	156	.000	.000	4.397 (2.781 - 6.952)	7.737 (4.146 - 4.438)
Self-care status	Low	154	81			1.00	1.00
	High	38	78	.033	.738	1.658 (1.041 - 2.640)	1.114 (0.591 - 2.100)
Community relation with HIV patients	Friendly	98	138	.001	.000	2.953(1.797 - 4.852)	5.395 (2.781 -10.467)
	Discrimination	87	28			1.00	1.00
Faced any negative consequence of lack of support	Yes	23	62			1.00	1.00
	No	120	146	.004	.002	2.216 (1.296 - 3.787)	2.987 (1.498 - 5.956)
Currently with whom they living	With another person	129	173	.065	.119	1.864 (0.963 - 3.608)	2.048 (0.831 - 5.047)
	Alone	14	35			1.00	1.00
Reminder of drugs	Self	106	169			1.00
	Other person	37	39	.113	.001	1.513(0.907 - 2.522)	3.363 (1.629 - 6.943)
Drinks alcohols	Yes	61	52			1.00	1.00
	No	82	156	.001	.037	2.232 (1.414 - 3.523)	1.915 (1.039 - 3.529)
Being cigarette Smoker	Yes	48	49			1.00	1.00
	No	95	159	.040	.324	1.640 (1.022 - 2.629)	1.371 (0.732 - 2.568)
Khat chewing	Yes	35	54	.753		1.082 (0.662 -1.769)
	No	108	154			1.00