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Table 2 Results of logistic regression analysis on the effect of coping styles on HIV infection after controlling the effect of demographic factors

From: Coping styles in HIV positives and HIV negatives

Factor

HIV+ (N = 40)

HIV− (N = 40)

Univariate

Multiple

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Coping style

      

 Task-oriented

28 (70)

29 (72.5)

0.89 (0.2–4.33)

0.81

7–0.09

1.61 (0.36)

0.53

 Emotion-oriented

12 (30)

11 (27.5)

1

 

1

 

Age

      

 –

42.12 ± 5.8

3.10 ± 75.4

1–0.09

1.05 (1.01)

0.02

1–0.01

0.03 (9.97)

0.29

Gender

      

 Male

20 (50)

20 (50)

1 (0.2–42.4)

1

-

-

 Female

20 (50)

20 (50)

1

 

-

 

Education

      

 Without academic education

36 (90)

10 (25)

27 (7.94–7.9)

P < 0.001

99–0.6

23.98 (5.77)

P < 0.001

 Academic education

4 (10)

35 (75)

1

 

1

 

Marital status

      

 Single

8.20

19 (47.5)

1

1

-

 Married

19 (47.5)

(20/50)

2.25 (0.6–8.37)

0.124

13–0.9

3.48 (0.87)

0.08

 Divorced/widowed

13 (32.5)

1 (2.5)

277–0.3 30.88 (3.45)

0.002

224–19.6

6 (1.58)

0.02

  1. Ref = reference group; OR (95% CI) = 95% confidence interval for OR