Table 1.
Child HIV/TB mortality: descriptive statistics and results of two multiple logit regression analyses, Agincourt sub-district 2004
| Variable | Summary number (%) | Univariate logit coefficient (standard error) | Non-spatial multiple logit coefficient (standard error) | Spatial Multiple logit coefficient (standard error) |
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| Age of child in years1 | 2.77±1.20 | −0.617 (0.131)** | −0.601 (0.146)** | −0.630 (0.137)** |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 3,379 (50.52) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 3,310 (49.48) | 0.556 (0.283)* | 0.698 (0.303)* | 0.641 (0.291)* |
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| Child's parents former refugee | ||||
| Yes | 2,388 (35.71) | 0 | ||
| No | 4,299 (64.29) | −0.137 (0.280) | ||
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| Mother's age in years1 | 28.70±7.59 | −0.003 (0.018) | ||
| Cumulative household deaths2 | 0.68±0.96 (0–6) | 0.684 (0.086)** | ||
| Mother deceased by 2004 | ||||
| No | 6,634 (99.13) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes | 58 (0.87) | 1.508 (0.732)* | 1.504 (0.867)* | 1.386 (0.707)* |
| Minimum distance to health facility1 | 2.33±1.61 | 0.078 (0.083) | ||
| Household size1 | 4.88±2.92 | −0.011 (0.048) | ||
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| Gender of household-head | ||||
| Female | 2,434 (36.37) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | 4,258 (63.63) | −0.865 (0.418)** | −0.880 (0.302)** | −0.895 (0.30)** |
| Parity2 | 2.12±1.43 (1–10) | 0.085 (0.090) | ||
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| Socio-economic status quintiles | ||||
| Most poor | 1,823 (27.24) | 0 | ||
| Very Poor | 1,073 (16.03) | −0.112 (0.393) | ||
| Moderately poor | 1,120 (16.74) | −0.516 (0.444) | ||
| Poor | 1,316 (19.67) | −0.425 (0.406) | ||
| Least poor | 1,360 (20.32) | −0.458 (0.406) | ||
| Non-spatial variance | 0.10; 95% BCI (0.001; 0.68) | 0.04; 95% BCI (0.001–0.40) | ||
| Spatial variance estimate | 0.04; 95% CI (0.001–0.28) | |||
| Deviance information criteria | 457.26±15.56 | 555.87±11.65 | ||
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01.
1
mean±standard deviation
2
mean±standard deviation (range). 95% BCI=95% Bayesian credible interval.