Factors Associated with HIV Status Disclosure and Its Effect on Treatment Adherence and Quality of Life among Children 6–17 Years on Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Highlands Zone, Tanzania: Unmatched Case Control Study

Table 3

Crude and adjusted odds ratio for factors associated with HIV status disclosure, among children between 6 and 17 years on ART therapy, in Southern Highlands Zone, Tanzania (N=309).

Variables	OR	95% CI	P value	AOR	95% CI	P value
Age of child:
6–9 years	Ref
10–13 years	18.384	2.449, 138.018	<0.01	19.178	2.535, 145.102	<0.05
14–17 years	64.755	8.664, 483.997	<0.001	65.723	8.463, 510.421	<0.001
Child’s level of education:
Primary or less	Ref
Secondary or high	2.846	1.648, 4.915	<0.001	0.966	0.519, 2.098	0.904
Caregiver level of education:
Primary or less	Ref
Secondary or high	1.664	0.997, 2.776	0.051	1.125	0.601, 2.107	0.713