Skip to main content

Table 3 Percent of HIV positive caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children who were currently on ART at enrollment by background characteristics in Tanzania, 2018 (N = 74,999)

From: ART use and associated factors among HIV positive caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania

Covariate

% of HIV positive caregivers currently on ART

*P - value

Overall

96.4

–

Caregiver sex

 

0.348

 Female

96.4

 

 Male

96.3

 

Age group (in Years)

 

< 0.001

 19–29

96.2

 

 30–39

96.6

 

 40–49

96.7

 

 50–59

96.5

 

 60+

95.2

 

Marital status

 

0.001

 Married or living together

96.7

 

 Divorced or separated

96.4

 

 Never been married

96.2

 

 Widowed

96.0

 

Education attained

 

< 0.001

 Never been to school

95.6

 

 Primary

96.6

 

 Secondary or higher

95.8

 

Wealth Quintile

 

< 0.001

 Lowest (Q1)

96.1

 

 Second

97.2

 

 Middle

95.8

 

 Fourth

96.2

 

 Highest (Q5)

96.9

 

Place of residence

 

< 0.001

 Rural

96.7

 

 Urban

96.0

 

Household food security status

 

< 0.001

 Insecure

95.3

 

 Secure

96.6

 

Family has health insurance (CHF/TIKA)?

 

0.005

 No

96.3

 

 Yes

96.9

 

Mentally or physically disabled?

 

< 0.001

 No

96.5

 

 Yes

93.4

 
  1. *p—values are based on Pearson’s Chi–Square test