Table 2.
Comparison of child behavior and psychological functioning by maternal HIV status
| HIV+ Mothers (M ± SD) | HIV− Mothers (M ± SD) | Unadjusted p-valuea | Adjusted Parameter Estimate (Standard Error)b | |
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| Mother-completed instruments | ||||
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| Adaptive functioning (Vineland) | ||||
| Communication | 95.3 ± 19.46 | 94.7 ± 19.05 | 0.747 | −0.27 (2.154) |
| Daily Living Skills | 94.5 ± 18.71 | 92.6 ± 15.56 | 0.270 | 0.95 (2.036) |
| Socialization | 109.7 ± 17.63 | 109.6 ± 17.36 | 0.987 | 0.19 (2.043) |
| Child behavior (CBCL) | ||||
| Internalizing behavior | 11.8 ± 8.75 | 10.8 ± 7.75 | 0.238 | 1.16 (1.201) |
| Externalizing behavior | 13.7 ± 11.65 | 11.2 ± 10.96 | 0.042 | 3.17 (1.302)* |
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| Child-completed instrumentsc | ||||
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| Depression (CDI) | 7.3 ± 4.57 | 7.7 ± 4.78 | 0.415 | 0.04 (0.582) |
| Anxiety (RCMAS) | 9.0 ± 5.40 | 9.4 ± 5.07 | 0.529 | 0.06 (0.650) |
| Emotional Intelligence (BarOn) | 74.0 ± 9.99 | 71.2 ± 9.71 | 0.017 | 1.06 (1.157) |
Note.
*
p < 0.01
a
P-values are derived from t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables to determine differences by HIV status
b
Estimates derived from multivariate linear regression models adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics
c
Administered only to children ages 7 to10 years (N=379)