Table 3. Factors associated with poor perceived health status.

		Excellent Health(N = 193)	Less than ExcellentHealth (N = 183)	Unadjusted OR(95% CI)	Adjusted OR*(95% CI)	p-value
HIV status	Uninfected	130 (67.4)	84 (45.9)	1.0	1.0	.
	Infected	63 (32.6)	99 (54.1)	2.4 (1.6–3.7)	2.3 (1.4–3.6)	0.000
BMI	Low (<18.5)	19 (9.8)	35 (19.1)	2.0 (1.1–3.7)	2.1 (1.1–4.0)	0.018
	Normal (18.5–24.9)	147 (76.2)	133 (72.7)	1	1.0	.
	High (>25.0)	26 (13.5)	13 (7.1)	0.6 (0.3–1.1)	0.5 (0.2–1.0)	0.044
Welfare status	Poorest	42 (21.8)	51 (27.8)	2.4 (1.3–4.2)	2.0 (1.1–3.8)	0.021
	2	47 (24.4)	56 (30.6)	2.3 (1.3–4.1)	1.8 (1.0–3.2)	0.051
	3	42 (21.8)	44 (24.0)	2.0 (1.1–3.7)	1.7 (0.9–3.1)	0.139
	Wealthiest	62 (32.1)	32 (17.5)	1.0	1.0	.
Total no. of dependents	0–2	94 (48.7)	69 (37.7)	1	1.0	.
	3–5	87 (45)	92 (50.3)	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	1.5 (0.9–2.5)	0.219
	6 or >	12 (6)	22 (12)	2.5 (1.2–5.4)	2.6 (1.0–6.7)	0.047

^*Adjusted for all other variables in the table along with age and parity.