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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2020 Mar 16;145(4):e20192265. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2265

Table 2:

Mixed Effects Logistic Regression model assessing patient, healthcare, and combined factors and adjusted odds of HIV test completion

Patient Model Healthcare Model Final Combined Model
Covariates aOR (95% CI) p-value aOR (95% CI) p-value aOR (95% CI) p-value
STIs at diagnosis --- ---
 Having 1 STI at diagnosis Reference Reference
 Multiple STIs at diagnosis 1.40 (0.99 – 2.00) 0.06 1.43 (1.00 – 2.04) 0.05
STI History --- ---
 No prior history of STIs Reference Reference
 Prior STI history 0.59 (0.47 – 0.73) <0.001 0.58 (0.47 – 0.73) <0.001
Younger vs. Older adolescents --- ---
 13–17 years-old Reference Reference
 18–24 years-old 0.88 (0.72 – 1.09) 0.24 0.91 (0.74 – 1.12) 0.58
Patient Sex --- ---
 Male Reference Reference
 Female 0.63 (0.49 – 0.80) <0.001 0.63 (0.49 – 0.81) <0.001
Adolescent trained providers --- ---
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.00 (0.81 – 1.24) 0.99 1.11 (0.89 – 1.37) 0.36
Insurance status --- ---
 Private or Government Reference Reference
 No insurance 0.44 (0.21 – 0.92) 0.03 0.48 (0.23 – 0.99) 0.05
Family planning visit --- ---
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 0.48 (0.34 – 0.67) <0.001 0.55 (0.39 – 0.76) <0.001
Interaction (insurance and family planning visit) --- --- 1.87 (0.85 – 4.14) 0.121 1.72 (0.78 – 3.77) 0.18
Primary care enrollment --- ---
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.24 (0.90 – 1.70) 0.185 1.46 (1.06 – 2.01) 0.02

aOR= Adjusted Odds Ratios; CI=Confidence Intervals; STI=Sexually transmitted infection

A Mixed Effects Logistic Regression model was used including all variables above after considering hierarchical structure of STI related visits by clinic and individual.