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Table 5 Predictors of Visual Analogue Scale score*

From: Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection: A cross-sectional analytical study

Explanatory variable

Coefficient*

95% CI*

P-value**

On HAART vs. awaiting HAART

6.5

1.3–11.7

0.018

Employed vs. unemployed

9.1

4.3–13.7

0.001

Female vs. male

4.7

0.79–8.5

0.021

  1. * Multiple linear regression model with the following variables initially entered in model: total personal income, sex, employment status, previous antiretroviral treatment, recent hospitalization, having a physical or emotional caregiver or a treatment buddy, education, rooms in house, age, treatment site and treatment duration or treatment group
  2. ** Adjusted for district and for intra-clinic clustering of outcome
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BMC Public Health

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