Table VI:
Independent Associations between Coping Strategies and HIV Status among Adolescents in Nigeria (N=600)
| Coping strategies used adolescents living with HIV compared with adolescents not living with HIV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N (%) | Adjusted Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P value |
| Seek social support | ||||
| Adolescents not living with HIV | 61(40.4) | 1 | - | - |
| ALHIV | 271 (60.4) | 3.14 | 1.99–4.93 | <0.001 |
| Religion | ||||
| Adolescents not living with HIV | 62 (41.1) | 1 | - | - |
| ALHIV | 245 (54.6) | 1.34 | 0.85–2.10 | 0.20 |
| Positive appraisal | ||||
| Adolescents not living with HIV | 57 (37.7) | 1 | - | - |
| ALHIV | 128 (28.5) | 0.90 | 0.76–1.07 | 0.23 |
| Mental disengagement | ||||
| Adolescents not living with HIV | 30 (19.9) | 1 | - | - |
| ALHIV | 112 (24.9) | 1.64 | 0.49–1.84 | 0.001 |
| Humor | ||||
| Adolescents not living with HIV | 45 (29.8) | 1 | - | - |
| ALHIV | 91 (20.3) | 0.94 | 0.78–1.13 | 0.49 |