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Table 3 Regression coefficients of linear regression analyses for significant predictors of QOL and its domains in PLWH in Kermanshah

From: Quality of life of HIV-infected individuals: insights from a study of patients in Kermanshah, Iran

Modelsa

Variablesb

Categories

Coefficient

Std. Error

t

P-value

R-squared

Adjusted R Square

P-value

(1) Physical

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.20

0.18

< 0.001

Primary education

−1.19

.71

−1.67

0.09

Secondary education

.31

.72

0.44

0.66

University

.93

.74

1.26

0.21

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

.25

.52

0.49

0.62

Divorced

−1.15

.65

−1.78

0.07

Widow

−.97

.80

− 1.21

0.22

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−2.67

.68

−3.93

< 0.001

Other

−.75

.72

−1.04

.29

Age

–

−.03

.02

−1.45

0.14

SRH

–

.62

.19

3.22

< 0.001

Sex

–

.12

.65

.19

.84

Constant

–

13.86

1.46

9.48

< 0.001

(2) Psychological

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.14

0.12

< 0.001

Primary education

−.67

.65

−1.03

0.30

Secondary education

.07

.65

0.12

0.90

University

.43

.67

0.64

0.52

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

1.32

.47

2.78

< 0.001

Divorced

−.48

.59

−0.81

0.41

Widow

−.06

.73

−0.09

0.92

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−1.2

.62

−2.07

0.03

Other

.29

.66

0.45

0.65

Age

–

−.01

.02

−0.81

0.41

SRH

–

.32

.17

1.80

0.07

Sex

–

−.23

.60

−0.39

0.69

Constant

–

10.48

1.33

7.85

0.00

(3) Level of independence

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.23

0.21

< 0.001

Primary education

−1.23

.52

−2.35

0.01

Secondary education

−.37

.52

−0.70

0.48

University

.04

.54

0.09

0.92

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

1.18

.38

3.10

< 0.001

Divorced

−.15

.47

−0.32

0.74

Widow

−.08

.58

− 0.14

0.89

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−2.09

.50

−4.18

< 0.001

Other

−.21

.53

−0.40

0.69

Age

–

−.00

.01

−0.52

0.60

SRH

–

.29

.14

2.04

0.04

Sex

–

.13

.48

0.28

0.77

Constant

–

10.01

1.07

9.35

0.00

(4) Social relationships

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.25

0.22

< 0.001

Primary education

−.71

.59

−1.19

0.23

Secondary education

.04

.60

0.08

0.93

University

−.08

.61

−0.14

0.88

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

2.58

.43

5.98

< 0.001

Divorced

.01

.54

0.03

0.97

Widow

1.52

.66

2.29

0.02

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−1.25

.56

−2.20

0.02

Other

.16

.60

0.27

0.78

Age

–

−.01

.01

−0.62

0.53

SRH

–

.24

.16

1.51

0.13

Sex

–

−.34

.54

−0.63

0.52

Constant

–

12.60

1.21

10.35

0.00

(5) Environment

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.14

0.11

< 0.001

Primary education

.26

.36

0.74

0.45

Secondary education

.81

.36

2.25

0.02

University

1.12

.37

3.03

< 0.001

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

.37

.26

1.44

0.15

Divorced

−.59

.32

−1.81

0.07

Widow

−.40

.40

−1.00

0.31

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−1.28

.34

−3.75

< 0.001

Other

−.44

.36

−1.22

0.22

Age

–

.00

.01

0.44

0.65

SRH

–

.02

.09

0.21

0.83

Sex

–

.21

.33

0.66

0.51

Constant

–

11.82

.73

16.06

0.00

(6) Spirituality

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.06

0.03

< 0.001

Primary education

−1.58

.64

−2.46

0.01

Secondary education

−.98

.64

−1.53

0.12

University

−.65

.66

−0.98

0.32

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

.57

.46

1.23

0.21

Divorced

−1.35

.58

−2.31

0.02

Widow

.01

.71

0.02

0.98

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−.60

.61

−0.99

0.32

Other

−.04

.64

−0.06

0.94

Age

–

.00

.02

0.27

0.78

SRH

–

−.04

.17

−0.26

0.79

Sex

–

.91

.59

1.54

0.12

Constant

–

13.46

1.31

10.27

0.00

(7) Overall QOL

Education level

Illiterate

–

–

–

–

0.22

0.20

< 0.001

Primary education

−.82

.44

−1.84

0.06

Secondary education

−.01

.44

−0.02

0.98

University

.35

.46

0.76

0.44

Marital status

Single

–

–

–

–

Married

1.00

.32

3.10

< 0.001

Divorced

−.68

.40

−1.69

0.09

Widow

−.07

.49

−0.14

0.88

HIV transmission

Sex with a male or female

–

–

–

–

Injecting drugs

−1.62

.42

−3.81

< 0.001

Other

−.25

.45

−0.58

0.56

Age

–

−.00

.01

−0.58

0.56

SRH

–

.22

.12

1.89

0.05

Sex

–

.20

.41

0.49

0.62

Constant

–

12.00

.90

13.24

< 0.001

  1. aVariables education level (Illiterate, primary education, secondary education, and university education), marital status (single, married, divorced and widow), HIV transmission (sex with a man, sex with a woman, injecting drugs, blood products and other), age, gender and health included in the all models. bsignificant variables in the all models