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Table 3 Results of exploratory analyses estimating the difference between intervention and standard of care arms in change from baseline to 6 -months of key outcome variablesa

From: A group-based mental health intervention for young people living with HIV in Tanzania: results of a pilot individually randomized group treatment trial

 

Adjusted for baseline value of outcome

Adjusted for baseline value of outcome, wave, and site

Outcome

Estimated effect (95% CI)

ICC (95% CI)

Estimated effect (95% CI)

ICC (95% CI)

Change in PHQ-9 Score

−0.50 (− 2.08, 1.07)

0.067 (− 0.142, 0.276)

−0.60 (− 2.67, 1.47)

0.248 (− 0.142, 0.639)

Change in SDQ Total Difficulties

Score

− 0.60 (− 2.18, 0.99)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

−0.88 (−3.22, 1.47)

0.257 (− 0.168, 0.682)

Change in UCLA Trauma Score

0.03 (− 2.39, 2.45)

0.023 (− 0.145, 0.191)

−0.03 (− 2.38, 2.32)

0.025 (− 0.168, 0.217)

Change in Total Stigma Score

2.13 (0.12, 4.14)

0.069 (− 0.166, 0.304)

2.11 (0.25, 3.98)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

Change in Internal Stigma Score

0.75 (− 0.13, 1.63)

0.084 (− 0.144, 0.311)

0.80 (− 0.12, 1.71)

0.089 (− 0.219, 0.397)

Change in External Stigma Score

1.53 (0.09, 2.97)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

1.55 (0.09, 3.02)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

Change in Self-Reported

Adherence Score

6.73 (1.05, 12.41)

0.052 (− 0.126, 0.230)

7.29 (2.24, 12.33)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

Change in Standardized hair

concentration

0.12 (− 0.55, 0.79)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

0.17 (− 0.52, 0.85)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

Change in Log (Viral Load)

−0.81 (− 1.65, 0.02)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

−0.84 (− 1.69, 0.01)

< 0.001 (< 0.001, < 0.001)

  1. a Negative value favors the intervention except for adherence where a positive value signifies improved adherence. Abbreviations: CI = Confidence Interval; ICC = Intracluster correlation