Table 4.
School and social inclusion at school in HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected children and in HIV‐infected children with and without disability
| Characteristic | HIV+ n = 202 n (%) | HIV− n = 285 n (%) | aOR (95% CI) | HIV+ with disability n = 76 n (%) | HIV+ without disability n = 126 n (%) | aOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School inclusion as reported by children and their carers | ||||||
| Currently enrolled in school | 194 (96.0) | 273 (96.0) | 0.98 (0.4, 2.5) | 71 (93.4) | 123 (97.6) | 0.3 (0.1, 1.5) |
| Enrolled in the same grade as peers | 102 (50.5) | 197 (69.1) | 2.4 (1.6, 3.6) | 24 (31.6) | 78 (61.9) | 3.3 (1.7, 6.1) |
| Ever repeated a year at school | 68 (33.7) | 53 (18.6) | 2.5 (1.6, 3.8) | 32 (42.1) | 36 (28.6) | 1.9 (1.0, 3.6) |
| Social inclusion at school as reported by children and their carers | ||||||
| No help from teachers, if problem at school | 4 (7.4) | 2 (0.7) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.8) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (1.6) | 1.7 (0.9, 3.2) |
| No help from friends, if problem at school | 15 (7.4) | 3 (1.1) | 3.0 (2.0, 4.5) | 11 (14.5) | 4 (3.2) | 1.5 (0.9, 2.4) |
| Child has no friends to play with | 2 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.7, 5.0) | 2 (2.6) | 1 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.8, 5.7) |
| Friends look up to child as a leader | 108 (53.5) | 147 (51.6) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.6) | 44 (57.9) | 41 (32.5) | 2.1 (1.4, 3.4) |
| Other children hit, hurt /say nasty things to child | 58 (28.7) | 28 (9.8) | 3.7 (2.2, 6.0) | 30 (39.5) | 28 (22.2) | 2.5 (1.3, 4.8) |
| Child does not feel included in lessons and activities | 6 (3.0) | 2 (0.7) | 4.7 (2.7, 8.3) | 3 (4.0) | 3 (2.4) | 0.6 (0.1, 3.0) |
HIV+, HIV‐infected; HIV−, HIV Uninfected; aOR, odds ratio adjusted for age and sex.