Table 3.
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with availability of nutritional counselling, micronutrient supplementation, treatment for severe malnutrition and food rations to people living with HIV/AIDS in HIV care and treatment sites in nine sub-Saharan African countries, July 2008
| Characteristic | Nutritional counselling
|
Micronutrient supplementation
|
Treatment for severe
malnutrition |
Food rations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Programme age | ||||||||||||||||
| >2 years v. ≤2 years | 0·85 | 0·43, 1·69 | – | – | 1·29 | 0·83, 2·02 | – | – | 3·68 | 2·28, 5·94 | 2·37 | 1·37, 4·10 | 3·68 | 2·24, 6·04 | 1·57 | 1·32, 1·88 |
| Number of people on ART | ||||||||||||||||
| >260 v. ≤260 | 0·99 | 0·41, 2·39 | – | – | 0·89 | 0·53, 1·49 | – | – | 1·57 | 0·92, 2·67 | – | – | 0·98 | 0·57, 1·68 | – | – |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural v. urban | 1·29 | 0·65, 2·56 | – | – | 1·71 | 1·10, 2·67 | 2·29 | 1·40, 3·75 | 1·32 | 0·83, 2·08 | – | – | 1·45 | 0·90, 2·34 | 2·44 | 1·41, 4·22 |
| Type of site | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary/tertiary v. primary | 0·45 | 0·22, 0·92 | 2·2· | 1·1, 04·5 | 1·50 | 0·99, 2·40 | – | – | 1·06 | 0·67, 1·68 | – | – | 1·49 | 0·93, 2·41 | – | – |
| Presence of nutritionist | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes v. no | – | – | – | – | 1·50 | 0·59, 3·82 | – | – | 2·99 | 1·22, 7·35 | – | – | 1·61 | 0·65, 4·03 | – | – |
| Weight-for-height evaluation | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes v. no | – | – | – | – | 8·93 | 4·18, 19·07 | 10·97 | 5·00, 24·07 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
ART, antiretroviral therapy.