From: Poor linkage to care for HIV-positive OVC with disabled caregivers: a longitudinal study in Tanzania
Caregivers without disability (n = 11,493) | Caregivers with disability (n = 341) | Total (n = 11,834) | p-value | ||||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Sex | 0.002 | ||||||
Male | 3315 | (28.8) | 125 | (36.7) | 3440 | (29.1) | |
Female | 8178 | (71.2) | 216 | (63.3) | 8394 | (70.9) | |
Age (in years) | 0.000 | ||||||
0–25 | 388 | (3.4) | 8 | (2.4) | 396 | (3.4) | |
26–40 | 3705 | (32.2) | 68 | (19.9) | 3773 | (31.9) | |
41–50 | 3506 | (30.5) | 93 | (27.3) | 3599 | (30.4) | |
51–60 | 1882 | (16.4) | 60 | (17.6) | 1942 | (16.4) | |
Above 60 | 2012 | (17/5) | 112 | (32.8) | 2124 | (17.9) | |
Education level | 0.000 | ||||||
Never attended | 2097 | (18.3) | 94 | (27.6) | 2191 | (18.5) | |
Primary incomplete | 1122 | (9.8) | 52 | (15.3) | 1174 | (9.9) | |
Primary complete | 7735 | (67.3) | 175 | (51.3) | 7910 | (66.8) | |
Post-primary | 539 | (4.7) | 20 | (5.9) | 559 | (4.7) | |
Marital status | 0.645 | ||||||
Never been married | 908 | (7.9) | 31 | (50.9) | 939 | (7.9) | |
Married/cohabiting | 6176 | (53.7) | 173 | (9.1) | 6349 | (53.7) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 4363 | (37.9) | 135 | (39.6) | 4498 | (38.0) | |
Other | 46 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.6) | 48 | (0.4) | |
HIV status | 0.000 | ||||||
Positive | 7115 | (61.9) | 122 | (35.8) | 7237 | (61.2) | |
Negative | 2847 | (24.8) | 144 | (42.2) | 2991 | (25.3) | |
Undisclosed | 1531 | (13.3) | 75 | (21.9) | 1606 | (13.6) | |
Household socio-economic status | 0.105 | ||||||
Low | 3700 | (32.2) | 123 | (36.1) | 3823 | (32.3) | |
Medium | 3772 | (32.8) | 117 | (34.3) | 3889 | (32.9) | |
High | 4021 | (34.9) | 101 | (29.6) | 4122 | (34.8) |