Table 5.
Results from a multinomial logistic regression model showing the association between adolescents’ perinatal HIV status and membership to behavioral clusters
| RRR, 95% confidence interval | P value | RRR, 95% confidence interval | P value | RRR, 95% confidence interval | P value | Overall P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variablea | Class 2 vs. class 1 | Class 3 vs. class 1 | Class 4 vs. class 1 | ||||
| HIV statusb | 0.366 | ||||||
| Perinatally HIV exposed uninfected | 0.8 (0.46, 1.38) | 0.42 | 0.49 (0.25, 0.98) | 0.045 | 1.37 (0.50, 3.72) | 0.54 | |
| Perinatally HIV infected | 1.1 (0.66, 1.85) | 0.70 | 0.66 (0.36, 1.23) | 0.195 | 1.00 (0.38, 2.67) | 0.99 | |
| Letter-number sequencing (total correct raw scores) | 1.0 (0.89, 1.13) | 0.90 | 0.73 (0.61, 0.87) | p < 0.001 | 0.89 (0.71, 1,12) | 0.32 | 0.0037 |
| Mental distress in past 12 months (No distress—reference) | 1.9 (1.12, 3.49) | 0.019 | 3.86 (2.15, 6.93) | p < 0.001 | 3.82 (1.64, 8.91) | 0.002 | < 0.001 |
| Feeling unsafe in their neighborhood (Feeling safe—reference) | 1.09 (0.61, 1.91) | 0.77 | 2.09 (1.18, 3.73) | 0.011 | 3.87 (1.69, 8.8) | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Age (years) | 0.97 (0.82, 1.17) | 0.82 | 0.86 (0.69, 1.05) | 0.15 | 1.38 (1.02, 1.88) | 0.037 | 0.047 |
vs versus, RRR relative risk ratio
Class 1: the substance and drug abstinent low risk takers; class 2: the physically very active and moderate risk takers; class 3: the high risk takers with poor hygiene; class 4: the highest risk takers
aOnly variables that were statistically significant or had a statistically significant category are presented
bHIV uninfected unexposed is the reference group for HIV status