Table 4. Mean child age at diagnosis estimated from unadjusted and adjusted GEE models.
Variable | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||
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Mean | 95% CI | p-value | Mean | 95% CI | p-value | |
Country | 0.0041 | 0.0074 | ||||
Kenya | 5.01 | (3.84, 6.17) | 5.73 | (4.71, 6.76) | ||
Uganda | 2.97 | (2.22, 3.73) | 3.84 | (2.87, 4.81) | ||
Caregiver’s education status | 0.79 | N/A | ||||
None | 3.30 | (1.67, 4.93) | ||||
Some or all primary | 3.86 | (3.09, 4.63) | ||||
Secondary or more | 3.51 | (2.28, 4.73) | ||||
Caregiver's relationship to child | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
Mother | 2.76 | (2.12, 3.40) | 3.12 | (2.42, 3.83) | ||
Other | 6.01 | (4.75, 7.26) | 6.45 | (5.28, 7.62) | ||
Caregiver currently on ART | 0.68 | N/A | ||||
Yes | 3.37 | (2.67, 4.08) | ||||
No | 3.10 | (1.72, 4.47) | ||||
Mother diagnosed as HIV+ after delivery | 0.21 | N/A | ||||
No | 2.45 | (1.49, 3.42) | ||||
Yes | 3.03 | (2.34, 3.71) | ||||
Presence child symptoms/OIs | 0.18 | 0.38 | ||||
No | 3.39 | (2.56, 4.23) | 4.60 | (3.68, 5.53) | ||
Yes | 4.09 | (3.17, 5.01) | 4.97 | (4.25, 5.69) | ||
Health facility location | 0.94 | N/A | ||||
Rural | 3.70 | (2.78, 4.62) | ||||
Urban | 3.76 | (2.68, 4.84) | ||||
Health facility level | 0.06 | 0.39 | ||||
Low (dispensaries, health centers) | 3.27 | (2.44, 4.10) | 4.46 | (3.58, 5.34) | ||
High (hospitals) | 4.69 | (3.46, 5.91) | 5.11 | (3.93, 6.30) |