Table 1 Child and caregiver descriptive characteristics (n = 206)
Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Children | |
Age (months) | |
6 to 24 | 54 (26.2) |
25 to 59 | 152 (73.8) |
Health facility type | |
Public health facility | 142 (68.9) |
NGO health facility | 64 (31.1) |
Current ART regimen | |
ABC + 3TC + LPV/r | 124 (60.2) |
Other ABC-based regimena | 50 (24.3) |
Other AZT-based regimenb | 32 (15.5) |
Duration on ART (months) | |
Median (IQR) | 18.5 (20.7) |
Most recent viral load | |
< 1000 copies/ml | 72 (34.9) |
≥ 1000 copies/ml | 57 (27.7)) |
Missing | 77 (37.4) |
Caregivers | |
Age (years) | |
18 to 24 | 41 (19.9) |
25 to 34 | 99 (48.1) |
35 to 44 | 44 (21.3) |
45 to 70 | 22 (10.7) |
Highest education level attained | |
None | 19 (9.2) |
Primary schoolc | 90 (43.7) |
Higherd | 97 (47.1) |
Marital status | |
Never married | 28 (13.6) |
Living with partner but not married | 124 (60.2) |
Married | 10 (4.8) |
Divorced/Separated | 35 (17.0) |
Widow/Widower | 9 (4.4) |
Residence | |
Rural | 128 (62.1) |
Urban | 78 (37.9) |
Monthly income (Uganda shillings) | |
< 130,000 | 93 (67.4) |
≥ 130,000 | 45 (32.6) |
HIV Status | |
Positive | 163 (79.1) |
Negative | 40 (19.4) |
Didn’t Know | 3 (1.5) |
Living with HIV and on ART (n = 163) | |
Yes | 161 (98.8) |
No | 2 (1.2) |
Relation to the child | |
Biological parent | 152 (73.8) |
Other blood relative | 17 (8.2) |
Non-blood relation | 37 (18.0) |
Alcohol use in the last 30 days | |
Never | 192 (93.2) |
Ever used | 14 (6.8) |