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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Feb;17(1):104–111. doi: 10.1007/s10903-013-9929-y

Table 2.

Factors independently associated with history of U.S. deportation among HIV-positive Latinos living in the U.S.-Mexico border region. (N=283)

Variable AOR 95% CI
Male a 2.77 1.18 - 6.48
Less than high school education b 3.87 1.84 - 8.14
Reported making major unsupervised changes to ART as their doctor prescribed c 0.35 0.12 - 0.96
Ever used cocaine c 2.46 1.33 - 4.57
Some have told me HIV is what I deserve for how I lived d 2.23 1.14 - 4.37
Most people believe a person who has HIV is dirty d 0.49 0.25 - 0.94

Note: Adjusted for recruitment site, marital status and years living with HIV

AOR= Adjusted odds ratio CI= Confidence Interval

a

Reference group: Female

b

Reference group: ≥High School

c

Reference group: No

d

Participants who reported “always/often” when asked how often they experienced specific instances of HIV-related stigma (reference group “sometimes/never”)