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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2007 Nov;19(10):1283–1287. doi: 10.1080/09540120701402814

Table II.

Multiple linear regression analysis of characteristics associated with discriminatory attitude regarding HIV/AIDS among 524 adult residents in rural Shanxi Province, China.

Difference in z-score (95%CI) of
discriminatory attitude
p-value
Z-score of misconception about risk of HIV transmission via casual social contacts (1 SD positive difference) 0.37 (0.29, 0.40) <0.001
Age (5-year positive difference) 0.07 (0.03, 0.10) 0.001
Marital status (married) 0.53 (0.11, 0.94) 0.01
Having ever sold blood/plasma 0.10 (−0.03, 0.36) 0.09

Note: CI=confidence interval; SD=standard deviation. All variables that did not contribute to the model at the p≤0.10 level were excluded.