Table 2.
Distributions of HIV knowledge, self-efficacy, well-being, depression and quality of life.
| Crude mean (SD) | Adjusted mean2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Older PLWHAs |
Younger PLWHAs | P value | Older PLWHAs |
Younger PLWHAs | P value | |
| HIV knowledge1 | 8.5 (3.9) | 10.1 (2.3) | 0.20 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 0.07 |
| Self-efficacy1 | 24.6 (3.4) | 25.3 (3.4) | 0.34 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 0.31 |
| Depression | 13.6 (5.6) | 10.8 (6.5) | 0.03 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 0.03 |
| Well-being | 7.8 (5.6) | 11.7 (6.3) | <0.01 | 7.6 | 11.4 | <0.01 |
| Quality of life: | ||||||
| Physical health | 10.4 (2.8) | 12.2 (2.9) | <0.01 | 10.3 | 11.9 | <0.01 |
| Psychological1 | 10.1 (2.4) | 11.4 (2.8) | 0.02 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 0.01 |
| Social relationships | 12.0 (2.5) | 13.0 (2.6) | 0.05 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 0.05 |
| Environment1 | 10.5 (2.7) |
10.8 (2.4) | 0.41 | 9.8 |
10.2 | 0.32 |
1Logarithmic transformation was applied.
2Adjusted for gender, education, and marital status, being on ART, and years after HIV diagnosis.