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Table 1 Characteristics of all caregivers of HIV positive OVC by caregiver disability status

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

 

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)