The Scientific World Journal / 2013 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Predictors of Delayed Entry into Medical Care of Children Diagnosed with HIV Infection: Data from an HIV Cohort Study in India Table 1 Baseline characteristics and multivariable analysis of factors associated with entry into care using competing risk regression of 523 children diagnosed with HIV in Anantapur, India.
N (%) SHR Age <18 months 65 (12.43) 0.67* (0.49–0.91) 18–59 months 197 (37.67) 1 (Reference) 5–9 years 179 (34.23) 1.05 (0.85–1.29) 10–15 years 82 (15.68) 1.03 (0.80–1.33) Gender Female 267 (51.05) 0.79* (0.67–0.94) Male 256 (48.95) 1 (Reference) Community OC 107 (20.46) 0.97 (0.77–1.22) BC 270 (51.63) 1 (Reference) SC 117 (22.37) 0.78* (0.64–0.97) ST 29 (5.54) 1.01 (0.70–1.45) HIV transmission Vertical 512 (97.9) 1.58 (0.87–2.89) Other 11 (2.1) 1 (Reference) Living near a town No 328 (62.72) 1 (Reference) Yes 195 (37.28) 0.94 (0.78–1.13) Year of diagnosis 2007 109 (20.84) 1 (Reference) 2008 97 (18.55) 1.16 (0.89–1.53) 2009 109 (20.84) 1.10 (0.84–1.46) 2010 92 (17.59) 2.07* (1.63–2.63) 2011 61 (11.66) 1.55* (1.11–2.15) 2012 55 (10.52) 2.05* (1.48–2.83) Time to ART centre
30 min 139 (26.58) 1 (Reference) 31–60 min 96 (18.36) 1.03 (0.81–1.31) 61–90 min 116 (22.18) 0.93 (0.74–1.18) >90 min 172 (32.89) 0.80* (0.64–0.99) Status of parents Alive, rented house 170 (32.5) 0.59* (0.46–0.76) Alive, owned house 117 (22.37) 1 (Reference) Father died 119 (22.75) 0.95 (0.75–1.22) Mother died 51 (9.75) 0.81 (0.58–1.12) Both died 66 (12.62) 0.83 (0.61–1.14) Reason for HIV testing HIV+ mother 481 (91.97) 0.62* (0.48–0.81) Others 42 (8.03) 1 (Reference)
value < 0.05. ART: antiretroviral therapy; BC: backward castes; OC: other castes; SHR: adjusted subdistribution hazard ratio; SC: scheduled castes; ST: scheduled tribes.