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 |