Perceived social support disparities among children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample

	Non-orphaned and vulnerable children (n = 100)				P value (t-test/chi-square)
	Non-orphaned and vulnerable children (n = 100)	AIDS-orphaned vulnerable children (n = 74)	Other-orphans (n = 67)	Children with HIV/AIDS infected parent/caregiver (n = 50)	P value (t-test/chi-square)
Age	11.53 (2.683)	13.78 (2.624)	13.09 (2.673)	14.84 (2.324)	F = 21.131^c
Gender: Girls	52	50	50.7	48
Boys	48	50	49.3	52	n. s.
Ethnicity: Dangme/Krobo	63.0 %	59.5 %	73.1 %	56.0 %	X = 40.051^c
Presently schooling	91.2 %	74.1 %	84.0 %	72.4 %	X = 11.987^c
Household size	4.98 (0.995)	3.73 (0.969)	4.27 (1.226)	3.96 (1.068)	F = 22.604^c
No. of changes in residence	1.35 (1.336)	2.76 (1.524)	3.09 (1.685)	1.72 (1.471)	F = 23.844^c
No. of siblings	1.21 (0.946)	1.95 (0.935)	2.22 (1.277)	2.44 (1.198)	F = 19.807^c
Location where child lives: urban	50.0 %	60.8 %	59.7 %	58.0 %	n. s.
Age child first bereaved		6.27 (4.339)	8.81 (3.456)		n. s.
Parental educational level: > Junior Secondary
Parental unemployment	7.0 %	9.5 %	9.0 %	38.0 %	X = 39.695^c
Parental Loss: Mother	-	33.8 %	34.3 %	-	n. s.
Father	-	37.8 %	41.8 %	-
Both	-	28.4 %	23.9 %	-
Religion: Christianity	69.0 %	48.7 %	44.8 %	56.0 %	X = 36.271^c

^aDenotes significance at the 0.05 level, ^bDenotes significance at the .01 level, ^cDenotes significance at the .001 level

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