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Table 2 Effect of different types of being HIV-affected on composite health scores 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

Exposure5

α

Crude β6 (95% CI)

α

Adjusted7 β(95% CI)

Results for other covariates8

HIV Affected (Y/N)

'73.6

-2.53

(-4.09 – -0.97)

75.3

-2.94

(-4.46–-1.43)

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

Self-reported HIV-Infected (Y/N)

71.1

-4.25

(-11.03 – 2.53)

73.1

-6.38

(-12.97 – 0.21)

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

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

71.1

-4.75

(-7.01 – -2.50)

73.0

-4.82

(-6.99 – -2.65)

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

Care for HIV/AIDS orphans (Y/N)

71.1

-3.73

(-6.45 – -1.02)

72.8

-2.97

(-5.61 – -0.34)

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

Lost support from deceased offspring (Y/N)

71.1

-5.10

(-9.64 – -0.56)

72.5

-4.51

(-8.85 – -0.17)

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

Lost community support (Y/N)

71.1

-5.47

(-8.53 – 2.41)

73.7

-5.88

(-8.83 – 2.92)

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

  1. 5 Being HIV-affected through loss of spouse to AIDS not analyzed due to very small numbers
  2. 6 β = linear regression coefficients
  3. 7 Adjusted for sex, age group, marital status, education, wealth index, ethnicity and slum of residence
  4. 8 * means that p < 0.001, ** means that p < 0.01, *** means that p < 0.05, n.s. means that p > 0.05