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. 2015 Sep;207(3):262–268. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154591

Table 1.

Univariate logistic regressions predicting suicidal ideation and behaviour in past 6 months for HIV status, demographics and child mental health

Suicidal ideation
Suicidal behaviour
Total Yes No (n = 542) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Yes (n= 125) No (n = 558) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) N
HIV status, unaffected: n (%) 237 (34.70) 44 (18.57) 193 (81.43) Reference 30 (12.66) 207 (87.34) Reference 683

HIV status, affected: n (%) 228 (33.38) 51 (22.37) 177 (77.63) 1.26 (0.80–1.99) 49 (21.49) 179 (78.51) 1.89* (1.15–3.10) 683

HIV status, HIV-positive: n (%) 218 (31.92) 46 (21.10) 172 (78.90) 1.17 (0.74–1.86) 46 (21.10) 172 (78.90) 1.85* (1.12–3.05) 683

Female, n (%) 351 (51.54) 75 (21.37) 276 (78.63) 1.09 (0.75–1.58) 69 (19.66) 282 (80.34) 1.20 (0.81–1.77) 681

Age, mean (s.d.) 13.60 (2.19) 14.12 (2.08) 13.47 (2.20) 1.15** (1.05–1.25) 14.25 (2.19) 13.46 (2.20) 1.18*** (1.08–1.29) 681

Death of caregiver, n (%) 195 (28.97) 44 (22.56) 151 (77.44) 1.17 (0.78–1.76) 42 (21.54) 153 (78.46) 1.41 (0.93–2.14) 673

Single caregiver, n (%) 355 (52.05) 87 (24.51) 268 (75.49) 1.64** (1.12–2.40) 81 (22.82) 274 (77.18) 1.90** (1.27–2.84) 682

Not in school, n (%) 65 (9.60) 22 (33.85) 43 (66.15) 2.19** (1.26–3.80) 19 (29.23) 46 (70.77) 2.04* (1.15–3.63) 677

Socioeconomic status, mean (s.d.) <0.001 (1.00) −0.06 (1.05) 0.02 (0.99) 0.92 (0.76–1.12) −0.16 (0.92) 0.04 (1.02) 0.81* (0.65–1.00) 681

Depression, child reported: n (%) 175 (25.70) 78 (44.57) 97 (55.43) 5.65*** (3.80–8.42) 60 (34.29) 115 (65.71) 3.54*** (2.36–5.32) 681

Depression, caregiver reported: n (%) 164 (24.15) 60 (36.59) 104 (63.41) 3.14*** (2.11–4.67) 55 (33.54) 109 (66.46) 3.26*** (2.16–4.92) 679

Conduct problems, child reported: n (%) 205 (30.10) 80 (39.02) 125 (60.98) 4.35*** (2.95–6.42) 66 (32.20) 139 (67.80) 3.36*** (2.25–5.01) 681

Conduct Problems, caregiver reported: n (%) 123 (18.01) 47 (38.21) 76 (61.79) 3.05*** (1.99–4.67) 49 (39.84) 74 (60.16) 4.20*** (2.72–6.49) 683
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P<0.05,

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P<0.01,

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P<0.001.