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Table 2 Caregiver demographics

From: Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention did not worsen depression scores in children living with HIV and their caregivers in Ghana

 

Disclosure Status of Child

 

No (N = 35)

Yes (N = 122)

Total (N = 157)

p Value

Age caregiver

 Mean (SD)

39.29 (10.22)

43.07 (9.41)

42.22 (9.69)

0.042 c, *

Marital Status

 Divorced or separated

002 (5.71%)

011 (9.02%)

013 (8.28%)

 

 Married

019 (54.29%)

069 (56.56%)

088 (56.05%)

 

 Single

007 (20.00%)

014 (11.48%)

021 (13.38%)

 

 Widowed

007 (20.00%)

028 (22.95%)

035 (22.29%)

0.58 a

Gender

 Female

28 (80.00%)

102 (83.61%)

130 (82.80%)

 

 Male

7 (20.00%)

20 (16.39%)

27 (17.20%)

0.59 a

Caregiver HIV status

 No or Unsure

017 (48.57%)

040 (32.79%)

057 (36.31%)

 

 Yes

017 (48.57%)

079 (64.75%)

096 (61.15%)

 

 Missing

001 (2.86%)

003 (2.46%)

004 (2.55%)

0.08 a

Education

 No School

006 (17.14%)

016 (13.11%)

022 (14.01%)

 

 Elementary Education

023 (65.71%)

086 (70.49%)

109 (69.43%)

 

 Secondary & Post-secondary Education

006 (17.14%)

017 (13.93%)

023 (14.65%)

 

 Missing

000 (0.00%)

003 (2.46%)

003 (1.91%)

0.75 a

Monthly Household Income

  < 50 GHS

04 (11.43%)

19 (15.57%)

23 (14.65%)

 

 50–300 GHS

23 (65.71%)

78 (63.93%)

101 (64.33%)

 

  > 300 GHS

8 (22.86%)

23 (18.85%)

31 (19.75%)

 

 Missing

0 (0.00%)

2 (1.64%)

2 (1.27%)

0.76 a

Employment Status

 Unemployed

10 (28.57%)

13 (10.66%)

23 (14.65%)

 

 Self-employed

4 (11.43%)

10 (8.20%)

14 (8.92%)

 

 Private/Government Sector

21 (60.00%)

99 (81.15%)

120 (76.43%)

0.020 a, *

Family members/other people in home (Child)

 Mean (SD)

4.06 (2.24)

3.84 (3.36)

3.89 (3.13)

0.66 c

 N (N Missing)

35 (0)

121 (1)

156 (1)

 

Family members/other people in home (Adult)

 Mean (SD)

3.63 (2.29)

4.46 (3.70)

4.27 (3.44)

0.11 c

 N (N Missing)

35 (0)

118 (4)

153 (4)

 

Number of living children

 Mean (SD)

3.19 (1.87)

2.90 (1.88)

2.96 (1.87)

0.44 c

 N (N Missing)

32 (3)

120 (2)

152 (5)

 

Distance from Clinic/Hospital

 0–10 km

013 (37.14%)

046 (37.70%)

059 (37.58%)

 

 10–20 km

015 (42.86%)

044 (36.07%)

059 (37.58%)

 

 20–30 km

004 (11.43%)

016 (13.11%)

020 (12.74%)

 

 More than 30 km

003 (8.57%)

014 (11.48%)

017 (10.83%)

 

 Missing

000 (0.00%)

002 (1.64%)

002 (1.27%)

0.90 a

Receiving own care at

 Clinic/Hospital and traditional/homeopathic healer

000 (0.00%)

001 (0.82%)

001 (0.64%)

 

 Clinic/Hospital

035 (100.00%)

120 (098.36%)

155 (98.73%)

 

 Missing

000 (0.00%)

001 (0.82%)

001 (0.64%)

0.59 b

Frequency of visits to clinic/hospital

 Once or never in last 5 years

011 (31.43%)

045 (36.89%)

056 (35.67%)

 

 One or more times a year

024 (68.57%)

075 (61.48%)

099 (63.06%)

 

 Other

000 (0.00%)

001 (0.82%)

001 (0.64%)

 

 Missing

000 (0.00%)

001 (0.82%)

001 (0.64%)

0.70 b

Social Provisions Questionnaire Overall Score

 Mean (SD)

71.86 (5.75)

71.36 (5.95)

71.47 (5.89)

0.66 c

 N (N Missing)

35 (0)

121 (1)

156 (1)

 

HIV Knowledge (HIV-KQ-18)

 Mean (SD)

14.54 (1.93)

14.70 (1.90)

14.67 (1.90)

0.66 c

 N (N Missing)

35 (0)

118 (4)

153 (4)

 

HIV Stigma Score

 Mean (SD)

39.89 (6.48)

41.24 (4.88)

40.94 (5.29)

0.26 c

 N (N Missing)

35 (0)

120 (2)

155 (2)

 

Illness Perception Score (Brief IPQ)

 Mean (SD)

31.34 (11.25)

32.25 (11.51)

32.05 (11.42)

0.68 c

 N (N Missing)

35 (0)

120 (2)

155 (2)

 
  1. Legend: 1.0 Ghanaian cedi is equivalent to 0.17 U.S. dollar; * p < 0.05
  2. a Chi-square test, b Fisher’s Exact test, c T test
  3. Abbreviations: GHS Ghanaian cedi; SD standard deviation