Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics associated with educational experiences by HIV status (N = 1519)

Age (years)

0.882 (0.825–0.943) < 0.001

1.461 (1.363–1.566) < 0.001

1.333 (1.276–1.392) < 0.001

Gender (female)

0.61 (0.401–0.928) 0.021

1.392 (0.958–2.021) 0.082

0.638 (0.509–0.801) < 0.001

Maternal orphan

1.658 (1.072–2.562) 0.023

0.545 (0.375–0.79) 0.001

1.066 (0.843–1.349) 0.592

Paternal Orphan

1.333 (0.851–2.089) 0.209

0.854 (0.587–1.242) 0.408

1.228 (0.954–1.581) 0.11

HIV-positive status

1.286 (0.823–2.007) 0.269

1.69 (1.082–2.641) 0.021

1.652 (1.251–2.183) < 0.001

Chronic Illness

1.427 (0.832–2.447) 0.197

1.694 (1.138–2.522) 0.009

1.641 (1.219–2.209) 0.001

Cognitive difficulties

1.204 (0.62–2.338) 0.583

2.374 (1.481–3.805) < 0.001

1.304 (0.938–1.813) 0.114

Mental health challenges

0.814 (0.546–1.213) 0.311

1.676 (1.181–2.379) 0.004

1.332 (1.05–1.689) 0.018

Missing school most of the time

0.636 (0.389–1.041) 0.072

1.047 (0.663–1.654) 0.843

0.824 (0.629–1.08) 0.161