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Table 5 Child- and family oral health related quality of life scores (ECOHIS> 0) by HIV-1 exposure status, socio-demographic –clinical and behavioral factors. Unadjusted and adjusted ordinary logistic regression and mixed model logistic regression

From: Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children

Child characteristics

Unadjusted

Univariate OLRc

Adjusted OLRc

Adjusted RIMd

HIV-status

% (n)

OR (95% CI)e

OR (95% CI)e

OR (95% CI)e

HIV unexposed- uninfected

22 (38)

1

1

1

HIV exposed uninfected

12 (20)a

0.5 (0.3–0.9)a

1.5 (0.5–4.4)

1.4 (0.4–4.8)

Sex

 Male

17 (29)

1

  

 Female

18 (29)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

  

Age

 5 year

13 (13)

1

  

 6–7 year

19 (46)

1.6 (0.8–3.1)

  

Ever taken to dental care

 No

14 (42)

1

1

1

 Yes

48 (16)b

5.9 (2.8–12.6)f

4.2 (1.9–9.3)

5.0 (1.8–13.6)

Caries experience

 dmft = 0

7 (10)

1

1

1

 dmft> 0

26 (48)b

5.2 (2.5–10.7)f

4.3 (2.0–9.1)

4.6 (2.0–10.6)

Breastfeeding duration

 0–6 months

14 (8)

1

1

1

 7–12 months

11 (14)

0.7 (0.3–1.9)

0.7 (0.3–2.0)

0.8 (0.3–2.3)

  > 12 months

23 (36)a

1.8 (0.8–4.3)g

2.2 (0.6–8.3)

2.3 (0.5–10.0)

Mother /caretaker characteristics

Tooth brushing

 No

17 (28)

1

  

 Yes

18 (29)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

  

Caries experience

DMFT = 0

13 (11)

1

  

DMFT > 0

19 (48)

1.6 (0.8–3.4)

  

Marital status

 Single/divorced, widow

13 (10)

1

  

 Married/cohabiting

19 (48)

1.5 (0.7–3.0)

  

Type of income

 No regular

15 (33)

1

  

 Regular

21 (24)

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

  

Educational level

 Primary school

19 (23)

1

  

 End of primary school

15 (10)

0.8 (0.4–1.8)

  

 Middle/high school

19 (23)

1.0 (0.5–1.8)

  
  1. Intra class correlation (95% CI); 0.2 (0.0–0.7)
  2. dmft/DMFT Decayed, missing, filled teeth ap < 0.05; χ 2test, b p < 0.001;χ2test, c Ordinary least square, d Random intercept model, e Odds ratio (95% confidence interval), fp < 0.001, gp < 0.05