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. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e84024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084024

Table 5. Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-infected children with relation to disability.

HIV-infected with disability HIV-infected withoutdisability Age- and sex- adjusted OR (95% CL)
Single or double orphan 17 (17%) 34 (17%) 1.0 (0.5–1.9)
Number living in household:
<4 31 (32%) 58 (29%) Baseline
4–6 42 (43%) 90 (45%) 0.8 (0.5–1.5)
>6 25 (26%) 50 (25%) 0.9 (0.5–1.8)
Asset ownership:
0 24 (24%) 65 (33%) Baseline
1 51 (52%) 85 (43%) 1.7 (0.9–3.0)
2–3 10 (10%) 28 (14%) 1.0 (0.4–2.4)
4–5 13 (13%) 20 (10%) 1.8 (0.8–4.2)
Household Time taken to reach clinic:
Characteristics <60 minutes 32 (33%) 77 (39%) Baseline
1–2 hours 49 (50%) 93 (47%) 1.3 (0.8–2.3)
>2 hours 17 (17%) 28 (14%) 1.5 (0.7–3.1)
Sufficient food in household:
-Always enough 13 (13%) 44 (22%) Baseline
-Sometimes not enough 46 (47%) 89 (45%) 1.8 (0.9–3.6)
-Often not enough 21 (21%) 38 (19%) 1.9 (0.8–4.4)
-Never enough/poor quality 18 (18%) 26 (13%) 2.5 (1.0–6.0)
Family combined income:
<$52 per month 54 (57%) 127 (66%) Baseline
$52–$187 per month 37 (39%) 53 (28%) 1.6 (0.9–2.7)
>$187 per month 3 (3%) 22 (6%) 0.6 (0.1–2.1)
Location:
-City 8 (8%) 17 (9%) 1.1 (0.4–3.0)
-Peri-urban 73 (74%) 144 (73%) 1.2 (0.6–2.2)
-Rural 17 (17%) 36 (18%) Baseline
Highest education of mother:
-No formal schooling 8 (8%) 18 (%) 0.8 (0.3–2.0)
-Primary 45 (46%) 101 (51%) 0.8 (0.5–1.4)
Parental -Secondary or higher 45 (46%) 79 (40%) Baseline
Characteristics Highest education of father:
-No formal schooling 5 (5%) 9 (5%) 1.0 (0.3–3.1)
-Primary 30 (31%) 78 (39%) 0.7 (0.4–1.1)
-Secondary or higher 63 (64%) 111 (56%) Baseline
Child attending school:
-No 13 (22%) 12 (12%) 1.9 (0.7–5.1)
-Sometimes 22 (37%) 48 (47%) 0.7 (0.4–1.5)
-Always 25 (42%) 43 (42%) Baseline
Schooling Child in standard correct for age:
(Age >5 years -No 26 (55%) 43 (48%) 1.6 (0.7–3.5)
only) -Yes 21 (45%) 46 (52%) Baseline
Child’s grades:
-Below average 11 (18%) 2 (2%) 11.1 (2.2–54.6)
-Average 19 (32%) 44 (43%) 0.9 (0.4–1.8)
-Above average 17 (28%) 45 (44%) Baseline