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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of HIV infected children receiving ART in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals between January 2012 and February 2017

From: Mortality rate among HIV-positive children on ART in Northwest Ethiopia: a historical cohort study

Variables

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

261

48.5

 Female

277

51.5

Age

  

 < 1 year

22

4.1

 1–4 years

169

31.4

 5–15 years

347

64.5

Residence

 Urban

450

83.6

 Rural

88

16.4

Caregiver marital status (525)

 Single

58

11.1

 Married

274

52.2

 Divorced

98

18.7

 Widowed

95

18.1

Parent status

 Both alive

323

60

 Father dead

94

17

 Mother dead

48

9

 Both dead

73

14

Caregiver of the child

 Parent

452

84.0

 Sister/Brother

19

3.5

 Uncle/aunt

16

3.0

 Grandparent

31

5.8

 Others

20

3.7