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Table 3 Factors associated with health and well-being adjusted for HIV category, rural South Africa 2010

From: An investigation of factors associated with the health and well-being of HIV-infected or HIV-affected older people in rural South Africa

 

Functional ability

Quality of life

Health state

 

aOR(95%CI)

aOR(95%CI)

aOR(95%CI)

HIV category

   

HIV-affected (via HIV-related adult child death)

1.00

1.00

1.00

HIV-affected (with HIV-infected child adult)

2.54(1.02–6.35)

2.52(1.13–5.61)

2.64(1.19–5.88)

HIV-infected

1.91(1.05–3.48)

1.81(1.02–3.19)

1.90(1.09–3.33)

Sex

   

Male

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

0.21(0.11–0.39)

0.76(0.41–1.41)

0.30(0.16–0.57)

Age group

   

50–59

1.00

1.00

1.00

60–69

0.79(0.38–1.65)

1.76(0.85–3.64)

1.01(0.49–2.10)

70+

0.19(0.10–0.37)

0.49(0.26–0.93)

0.24(0.13–0.47)

Marital Status

   

Never Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

Married

0.83(0.46–1.49)

2.17(1.20–3.94)

1.26(0.74–2.17)

Previously Married

3.33(1.57–7.05)

0.67(0.34–1.35)

1.82(0.94–3.51)

Household Head

   

Self

1.00

1.00

1.00

Spouse

1.21(0.60–2.44)

0.74(0.39–1.39)

1.05(0.53–2.08)

Other

0.95(0.54–1.70)

1.13(0.60–2.11)

1.05(0.61–1.78)

Education level

   

NFE/AEO

1.00

1.00

1.00

6 years or less

1.47(0.88–2.45)

1.40(0.85–2.33)

1.46(0.86–2.45)

More than 6 years

3.38(1.72–6.65)

1.37(0.75–2.51)

2.49(1.37–4.55)

Source of income

   

None

1.00

1.00

1.00

Other

1.33(0.44–3.99)

3.70(1.22–11.19)

2.34(1.01–5.43)

Grants

1.17(0.42–3.23)

2.33(0.93–5.79)

1.75(0.80–3.80)

Wealth quintiles

   

First

1.00

1.00

1.00

Second

0.61(0.28–1.36)

1.65(0.84–3.23)

0.94(0.45–1.99)

Third

0.71(0.35–1.44)

1.65(0.79–3.42)

0.84(0.42–1.69)

Fourth

1.22(0.56–2.66)

2.56(1.24–5.31)

1.55(0.74–3.25)

Fifth

0.55(0.25–1.22)

2.28(1.08–4.78)

0.88(0.44–1.77)

Rural/urban

   

Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

Rural

3.00(1.06–8.47)

1.88(0.59–5.94)

2.51(0.74–8.50)

  1. aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratios; HIV category variable adjusted for all covariates listed in the Table. Each socio-economic variable adjusted for HIV plus the remaining covariates listed in the Table.
  2. NFE/AEO = No formal education or adult education only.
  3. Previously married = Separated, divorced and widowed participants.