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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with good/excellent self-rated health among HIV positive participants 15 years and older

From: Determinants of excellent/good self-rated health among HIV positive individuals in South Africa: evidence from a 2012 nationally representative household survey

 

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

p-value*

Sex

 Male

Ref

   

 Female

1.03

0.79

1.35

0.824

Age in years

 15–24

Ref

   

 25–34

0.44

0.28

0.67

<.0001

 35–44

0.25

0.16

0.38

<.0001

 45–4

0.19

0.12

0.31

<.0001

 55+

0.14

0.09

0.24

<.0001

Race groups

 Black African

Ref

   

 Other

2.00

1.19

3.35

0.009

Employment status

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

1.37

1.03

1.82

0.030

Asset based SESa

 1st Quintile

Ref

   

 2nd Quintile

1.28

0.94

1.74

0.119

 3rd Quintile

1.17

0.84

1.64

0.352

 4th Quintile

0.77

0.46

1.29

0.314

 5th Quintile

2.69

1.17

6.17

0.020

Locality Type

 Urban formal

Ref

   

 Urban informal

0.90

0.63

1.28

0.554

 Rural informal

0.99

0.71

1.40

0.970

 Rural formal

1.15

0.57

2.31

0.697

  1. OR Odds ratio; CI confidence interval; aQuintiles 1–5 represent a continuum of household socio-economic status (SES) from the most poor to the least poor; *Significant at p < 0.05
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