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Table 4 Odds ratio (OR) estimates and 95% confidence intervals for factors associated with the likelihood of dying with AIDS, 2001–2002

From: Coming home to die? the association between migration and mortality in rural South Africa

 

Univariate (Unadjusted)

Multivariate (adjusted)

Variable

number

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P-value

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% CI

P-value

Sex

       

   Males

599

1

-

-

1

-

-

   Females

613

2.19

(1.72, 2.80)

<0.001

2.35

(1.79, 3.08)

<0.001

Migration status

       

   External in-migrants

148

2.08

(1.38, 3.15)

0.001

1.79

(1.16,2.78)

0.009

   Internal migrants

44

1.53

(0.78, 3.02)

0.216

1.25

(0.62, 2.53)

0.533

   Out-migrants

97

0.97

(0.63, 1.50)

0.907

0.91

(0.58, 1.45)

0.705

   Residents

923

1

-

-

1

-

-

Education

       

   Grade 1 to 4

301

1

-

-

1

-

-

   Grade 5 to 12

412

1.50

(1.10, 2.04)

0.010

1.40

(0.99, 1.96)

0.057

   Tertiary

19

0.50

(0.20, 1.29)

0.151

0.32

(0.12, 0.86)

0.024

   Missing

480

1.48

(1.09, 1.99)

0.011

1.21

(0.87, 1.70)

0.258

Age category:

       

   18 to 25

162

1

-

-

1

-

-

   26 to 40

612

2.73

(1.90, 3.92)

<0.001

3.47

(2.36, 5.11)

<0.001

   41 to 60

438

1.01

(0.70, 1.45)

0.957

1.45

(0.97, 2.17)

0.070

Economic status

       

   >= 7 house assets

563

1

-

-

1

-

-

   < 7 household assets

433

1.27

(0.98, 1.65)

0.071

1.40

(1.05, 1.86)

0.021

   Missing

216

1.49

(1.05, 2.12)

0.025

1.67

(1.15, 2.42)

0.007

  1. Variables controlled for were sex, migration status, educational level, age and socioeconomic status.