Table 2.
Effect of different types of being HIV-affected on composite health scores of older people in the Nairobi DSS
| 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.. |
5 Being HIV-affected through loss of spouse to AIDS not analyzed due to very small numbers
6 β = linear regression coefficients
7 Adjusted for sex, age group, marital status, education, wealth index, ethnicity and slum of residence
8 * means that p < 0.001, ** means that p < 0.01, *** means that p < 0.05, n.s. means that p > 0.05