Table 2.
Child characteristics in the disclosed and non-disclosed groups
| Variable | Disclosure status | OR | CI | p-value | |
| Yes | No | ||||
| Number (%) | Number (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 45 (41.8) | 38 (50 ) | 0.9 | 0.5–1.6 | 0.6 |
| Female | 53 (58.2) | 38 (50) | X2 37.4 | df = 2 | 0.000* |
| Age | |||||
| 5–7 Ψ | 14 (14.3) | 32 (42.1) | 14.8 | 5.6–39.0 | 0.000* |
| 8–10 | 32 (32.7) | 36 (47.4) | 7.3 | 3.0–17 | 0.000* |
| >10 | 52 (53.1) | 8 (5) | 1 | ||
| On ART | |||||
| Yes | 63 (64.9) | 36 ( 48.6) | 1.9 | 1.0–3.6 | 0.03* |
| No | 34 (35.1) | 38 (51.4) | X2 8.6 | df 3 | 0.000 |
| Duration on ART | |||||
| 0 months Ж | 31 (33) | 37 (52.9) | 2.3 | 1.0–5.1 | 0.04 |
| 0–12 months | 19 (20.2) | 14 (20.0) | 1.4 | 0.6–3.7 | 0.04 |
| 13–24 months | 17 (18.7) | 5 (5) | 0.5 | 0.2–1.7 | 0.5 |
| >24 months | 27 (28.7) | 14 (20.1) | 1 | 0.04* | |
| Ariel Club | |||||
| Yes 1 | 84 (85.7) | 34 (44.7) | 7.4 | 3.6–15.3 | <0.001* |
| No 2 | 14 (14.3) | 42 (55.3) | |||
*
Represents the significant factors
X2 We used the Chi Square to analyse for statistical significancy
> 10 years Ψ Is the reference category for age
> months Ж is the reference category for ART
Average age at disclosure to children was 9.22 years (s.d 3.0).
Average duration from testing to disclosure was 1.1 years with a range of zero to five years.