Table 2 OVC characteristics by OVC linkage to care status
From: Poor linkage to care for HIV-positive OVC with disabled caregivers: a longitudinal study in Tanzania
OVC not linked to care (n = 1885) | OVC linked to care (n = 12,653) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
OVC characteristics | |||||
Sex | 0.820 | ||||
Male | 913 | (48.4) | 6093 | (48.2) | |
Female | 972 | (51.6) | 6560 | (51.9) | |
Age (in years) | 0.000 | ||||
0–5 | 512 | (27.2) | 2691 | (21.3) | |
6–10 | 490 | (25.9) | 3552 | (28.1) | |
11–15 | 546 | (28.9) | 3913 | (30.9) | |
Above 15 | 337 | (17.9) | 2497 | (19.7) | |
Caregiver characteristics | |||||
Sex | 0.777 | ||||
Male | 543 | (28.8) | 3685 | (29.1) | |
Female | 1342 | (71.2) | 8968 | (70.9) | |
Age (in years) | 0.082 | ||||
0–25 | 63 | (3.3) | 409 | (3.2) | |
26–40 | 635 | (33.7) | 4037 | (31.9) | |
41–50 | 543 | (28.8) | 3969 | (31.4) | |
51–60 | 332 | (17.6) | 2033 | (16.1) | |
Above 60 | 312 | (16.6) | 2205 | (17.4) | |
Education level | 0.000 | ||||
Never attended | 478 | (25.4) | 2203 | (17.4) | |
Primary incomplete | 174 | (9.2) | 1237 | (9.8) | |
Primary complete | 1168 | (61.9) | 8597 | (67.9) | |
Post-primary | 65 | (3.5) | 616 | (4.9) | |
Marital status | 0.000 | ||||
Never been married | 105 | (5.6) | 1057 | (8.4) | |
Married/cohabiting | 1098 | (58.3) | 6680 | (52.8) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 680 | (36.1) | 4866 | (38.5) | |
Other | 2 | (0.1) | 50 | (0.4) | |
HIV status | 0.000 | ||||
Positive | 1004 | (53.3) | 7925 | (62.6) | |
Negative | 526 | (27.9) | 3105 | (24.5) | |
Undisclosed | 355 | (18.8) | 1623 | (12.8) | |
Household socio-economic status | 0.000 | ||||
Low | 533 | (28.3) | 4180 | (33.0) | |
Medium | 608 | (32.3) | 4235 | (33.5) | |
High | 744 | (39.5) | 4238 | (33.5) | |
Disability (n = 420) | 0.941 | ||||
Physical | 65 | (89.1) | 310 | (89.3) | |
Mental | 8 | (10.9) | 37 | (10.7) | |