HIV diagnosis period influences ART initiation: findings from a prospective cohort study in China

Table 5 Interaction between HBM-related ART perceptions and time of HIV diagnosis on ART initiation

	Beta	SE (Beta)	P
Model 1
Perceived severity	0.35	0.13	0.009
Time of HIV diagnosis^a	2.08	0.72	0.004
Perceived severity * time of HIV diagnosis	− 0.36	0.17	0.038
Model 2
Perceived susceptibility	0.22	0.13	0.096
Time of HIV diagnosis	1.56	0.69	0.024
Time of HIV diagnosis * perceived susceptibility	− 0.22	0.16	0.181
Model 3
Perceived benefits	0.49	0.15	0.002
Time of HIV diagnosis	3.06	0.81	< 0.001
Time of HIV diagnosis * perceived benefits	− 0.58	0.19	0.002
Model 4
Perceived barriers	− 0.30	0.14	0.026
Time of HIV diagnosis	− 0.29	0.53	0.581
Time of HIV diagnosis * perceived barriers	0.30	0.16	0.065
Model 5
Self-efficacy	0.31	0.12	0.011
Time of HIV diagnosis	1.34	0.51	0.008
Time of HIV diagnosis * self-efficacy	− 0.24	0.16	0.131

Each interaction model included time of HIV diagnosis, one of HBM-related ART perceptions variables and their interaction term, after adjusting for significant background variables in the multivariate analyses (District, Latest CD4 count)
Significant P values are in bold
^aTime of HIV diagnosis has two levels, before (= 0) and after (= 1) the implementation of new ART strategy

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