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Table 1 Effect of different types of being HIV-affected on the self-reported health status of older people in the Nairobi DSS

From: HIV/AIDS and the health of older people in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross sectional survey

Exposure1

n

Crude OR2

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR2,3

(95% CI)

Results for other covariates4

HIV Affected (Y/N)

370

1.29

(1.04–1.61)

1. 42

(1.12–1.80)

Sex*, age*, education level n.s., wealth indexn.s., marital statusn.s., slum of residence*, ethnicity n.s..

Self-reported HIV-Infected (Y/N)

17

1.65

(0.68–4.00)

1.45

(0.56–3.80)

Sex*, age*, education level n.s., wealth indexn.s., marital statusn.s., slum of residence*, ethnicity n.s..

Care for HIV/AIDS affected persons (Y/N)

160

1. 48

(1.09–2.01)

1.60

(1.15–2.23)

Sex*, age*, education level n.s., wealth indexn.s., marital statusn.s., slum of residence**, ethnicity n.s..

Care for HIV/AIDS orphans (Y/N)

109

1.30

(0.89–1.89)

1.24

(0.82–1.86)

Sex*, age*, education level n.s., wealth indexn.s., marital statusn.s., slum of residence***, ethnicity n.s.

Lost support from deceased offspring (Y/N)

38

0.62

(0.3–1.29)

0.60

(0.28–1.29)

Sex**, age*, education level n.s., wealth indexn.s., marital statusn.s., slum of residence**, ethnicity n.s..

Lost community support (Y/N)

84

1.38

(0.89–2.12)

1.48

(0.94–2.36)

Sex**, age*, education level n.s., wealth indexn.s., marital statusn.s., slum of residence**, ethnicity n.s..

  1. 1 Being HIV-affected through loss of spouse to AIDS not analyzed due to very small numbers
  2. 2 Odds Ratio for being in the highest outcome category (poor health)
  3. 3 Adjusted for sex, age group, marital status, education, wealth index, ethnicity and slum of residence
  4. 4 * means that p < 0.001, ** means that p < 0.01, *** means that p < 0.05, n.s. means that p > 0.05