A comparative assessment of generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problems among AIDS and other orphaned children in India

Table 4 Multiple classification analysis for effect of selected variables on generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problem for the institutionalized orphaned children in Hyderabad

Variable	Categories	N = 396	Adjusted predicted Mean
			Generalized anxiety			Conduct problem^a			Peer relationship problem^b
			Mean	Beta	P value	Mean	Beta	P value	Mean	Beta	P value
Age	12 to 14 years	304	9.55	0.077	0.086	3.21	0.010	0.836	3.11	0.044	0.324
Age	15 to 16 years	92	8.65	0.077	0.086	3.26	0.010	0.836	2.87	0.044	0.324
Sex	Boy	207	8.80	0.115	0.005	3.35	0.057	0.196	3.13	0.033	0.423
Sex	Girl	189	9.93	0.115	0.005	3.08	0.057	0.196	2.97	0.033	0.423
Child orphaned by HIV/AIDS	Yes	199	9.83	0.100	0.047	3.30	0.034	0.530	3.14	0.037	0.462
Child orphaned by HIV/AIDS	No	197	8.85	0.100	0.047	3.14	0.034	0.530	2.97	0.037	0.462
Duration of stay at the orphanage	≤2 years	179	9.00	0.103	0.047	3.12	0.076	0.225	3.08	0.153	0.001
	3 to 4 years	111	10.15			3.51			3.50
	>4 years	106	9.07			3.10			2.54
Witnessed fights between parents	Yes	171	9.99	0.116	0.005	3.60	0.142	0.001	3.23	0.066	0.111
Witnessed fights between parents	No/do not remember	225	8.85	0.116	0.005	2.93	0.142	0.001	2.92	0.066	0.111
Ever bullied or ill-treated by friend/relatives	Yes	153	9.53	0.031	0.530	3.45	0.078	0.144	3.45	0.134	0.007
Ever bullied or ill-treated by friend/relatives	No/ Cannot say	243	9.22	0.031	0.530	3.08	0.078	0.144	2.80	0.134	0.007
Ever experienced discrimination	Yes	106	9.57	0.028	0.571	3.28	0.014	0.795	3.09	0.009	0.849
Ever experienced discrimination	No	290	9.26	0.028	0.571	3.20	0.014	0.795	3.04	0.009	0.849
Depression score^c	<= mean score	199	7.01	0.477	<0.001	2.34	0.379	<0.001	2.00	0.453	<0.001
Depression score^c	> mean score	197	11.70	0.477	<0.001	4.11	0.379	<0.001	4.12	0.453	<0.001
	Full model	396		0.379	<0.001		0.252	<0.001		0.354	<0.001

^aThe conduct problem scale from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to assess conduct problem in children. The possible scores ranged from 0 to 10, and a score of 4was considered borderline and scores 5–10 are considered abnormal for conduct problem
^bThe peer relationship problems scale from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to assess peer relationship problems in children. The possible score ranged from 0 to 10, and a scores of 4–5 are considered borderline and scores 6–10 are considered abnormal for peer relationship problem
^cThe Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-DC) designed for children aged 6 to 17 years was used to measure depression. The possible scores ranged from 0 to 60, and A CES‐DC score of 15 or higher has previously been considered suggestive of significant level of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents

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