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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Effectiveness of community adolescent treatment supporters (CATS) interventions in improving linkage and retention in care, adherence to ART and psychosocial well-being: a randomised trial among adolescents living with HIV in rural Zimbabwe

Demographic Characteristic

Baseline (% of total)

End line (% of total)

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Ward

 Chisina/Krima/Chisina 3

50.0

2.1

45.0

0.0

 Nemangwe/Nemangwe 3

50–0

0.0

50.0

19.2

 Njelele

0.0

97.9

5.0

80.8

Age Group

 10

32.7

17.0

12.5

7.1

 11

5.8

8.5

12.5

14.3

 12

9.6

14.9

12.5

10.7

 13

19.2

12.8

12.5

17.9

 14

19.2

21.3

15.0

25.0

 15

13.5

25.5

25.0

17.9

 16

0.0

0.0

10.0

7.1

Sex

 Male

40.4

38.3

47.5

39.3

 Female

59.6

61.7

52.5

60.7

Parental Status

 Both parents are alive

26.9

40.4

20.0

11.1

 Mother alive, father dead

17.3

17.0

25.0

33.3

 Father alive, mother dead

7.7

14.9

22.5

22.2

 Both parents dead

46.2

27.7

32.5

33.3

 Not known

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

Currently in School

 Yes

96.2

97.9

92.5

96.4

 No

3.8

2.1

7.5

3.6

Level at School

 Primary school

86.0

73.9

78.4

66.7

 Secondary School

14.0

26.1

21.6

29.6

 High School

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.7

Currently not in School (due to)

 Completed Ordinary /Advanced Level

0.0

100.0

0.0

0.0

 Did not have money for school fees

100.0

0.0

66.7

0.0

 Dropped out because of ill health

0.0

0.0

33.3

100.0

Number of People per household

 1–3

36.5

23.4

15.0

17.9

 4–7

46.2

63.8

60.0

67.9

 8–10

13.5

10.6

25.0

10.7

 11+

3.8

2.1

0.0

3.6

N

47

40

47

28

  1. Demographic characteristics of respondents, including ward, age cohort, sex, parental status, schooling status and level, reasons for not attending school and size of household. Demographic characteristic are given for both the intervention and control arm, and both at baseline and endline. N = 47 for the intervention arm at baseline, N = 40 for the control arm at baseline, N = 47 for the intervention arm at end line, and N = 28 for the control arm at endline