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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2016 Jan;20(1):147–154. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1060-8

Table III.

Adjusted Predictors for Disclosure of HIV Status in Patients First Presenting to Establish Care

Characteristics Disclosurea
No one
N = 65
(95% CI)
Significant Other Only
N = 44
(95% CI)
Family Only
N = 85
(95% CI)
Friends Only
N = 111
(95% CI)
Age, per 10 years 1.3 (0.9, 1.7) 1.4 (0.9, 1.9) 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) 0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
Race
 Caucasian refb ref ref ref
 African American 4.0 (1.8, 8.7)c 1.8 (0.7, 4.8) 1.8 (0.9, 3.7) 1.5 (0.8, 2.7)
Sex/Sexual Behoavior
 MSM ref ref ref ref
 MSW 0.7 (0.3, 1.8) 2.4 (0.9, 6.4) 2.7 (1.3, 5.7)d 0.7 (0.3, 1.5)
 WSM 1.7 (0.7, 4.2) 4.2 (1.3, 13.1)d 3.0 (1.3,7.1)d 1.3 (0.6, 3.0)
CD4+ T Lymphocyte Count (cells/mm3)e
 > 350 ref ref ref ref
 200-350 1.2 (0.5, 2.7) 1.5 (0.6, 4.2) 0.6 (0.3, 1.5) 1.0 (0.5, 1.9)
 < 200 2.1 (1.0, 4.3)d 1.5 (0.6, 3.7) 2.5 (1.3,4.9)c 1.0 (0.5, 1.9)
Church Attendance
 No ref ref ref ref
 Yes 0.7 (0.4, 1.3) 1.3 (0.5, 3.3) 1.7 (0.9, 3.3) 0.9 (0.5, 1.6)
Education
 Diploma/GED or less ref ref ref ref
 Some College or more 1.7 (0.9, 3.4) 1.1 (0.5, 2.7) 0.9 (0.5, 1.7) 2.1 (1.2, 3.8)d
Insurance Status
 Private ref ref ref ref
 None 1.1 (0.6, 2.3) 0.9 (0.4, 2.1) 0.6 (0.3, 1.3) 0.8 (0.5, 1.4)
 Public 1.5 (0.6, 4.0) 0.8 (0.2, 2.8) 1.0 (0.4, 2.4) 0.6 (0.2, 1.7)
Living Arrangement
 Alone ref ref ref ref
 Family 0.5 (0.2, 1.1) 0.6 (0.1, 4.3) 1.1 (0.5, 2.2) 0.5 (0.2, 0.9)d
 Partner/Spouse/SO 0.2 (0.1, 0.6)c 12.5 (2.7, 56.6)c 0.2 (0.1, 0.5)d 0.3 (0.2, 0.7)c
 Friends/Other 0.2 (0.1, 0.8)d 2.3 (0.3, 15.4) 1.0 (0.3, 2.6) 1.6 (0.8, 3.5)
a

Multi-variable multinomial logistic regression model modeling the 5-level disclosure outcome with disclosure to more than 1 group as the referent. Model includes all variables shown in the table.

b

Ref = Referent group

c

P-value <0.01

d

P-value <0.05