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Table 4 Test of significance of variation (one-way ANOVA test) in HQoL by socio-demographic characteristics and disease variables, GURH 2014

From: Health related quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy at a university referral hospital in Ethiopia

Variables

Physical health

Psychological health

Level of independence

Social relation

Environmental health

Spirituality

Educational status

Illiterate

15.040

13.504

14.8900

11.3100

12.0600

15.4800

Primary

15.600

14.012

15.1789

12.2211

12.3737

15.4947

Secondary

15.704

14.090

15.5915

12.4155

13.1268

15.3662

Higher education

15.920

14.1460

15.2698

12.5238

13.7381

15.6208

F-test

1.382

1.0790

0.9430

3.7430**

9.3200**

0.1000

Marital status

Single

15.4537

13.9037

15.1204

12.4259

13.1435

15.3333

Married

15.5263

13.8012

15.2164

11.8947

12.4064

15.5848

Divorced

15.7143

14.1829

15.4857

12.0857

12.8786

15.4000

Widowed

15.5882

14.1020

15.4510

12.1961

13.1078

15.4706

F-test

0.1090

0.3760

0.2460

0.7850

2.764*

0.1270

WHO clinical stage

Stage-1

15.9401

14.2772

15.8090

12.4607

13.1610

15.9288

Stage-2

14.7619

13.2800

14.0381

11.5048

12.0429

14.5333

Stage-3

14.6400

13.2480

14.8000

10.8800

11.9800

14.5200

Stage-4

15.6667

12.0000

14.0000

12.3333

11.0000

15.3333

F-test

4.6850**

4.3300**

8.2280**

4.6140**

7.8570**

4.8650**

  1. P* < 0.05, P** < 0.01