The secret life of young adolescents living with HIV in northern Mozambique - a mixed methods study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of ALHIV (n = 61)

	n	%
Males	30	49
Aware of his/her serostatus	31	51
Age, median [IQR]	13 [12–14]
Age at HIV diagnosis, median [IQR]	8 [4–11]
Age at ART initiation, median [IQR]	8 [6–11]
Currently lives with
Mother/Father	41	67
Grandmother / grandfather	9	15
Siblings	41	67
Other family members	9	15
Other	26	43
Religion
Christian	39	64
Muslim	20	33
Other	2	3
Has own cell phone	9	15
Has accessed the internet	9	15
Current school enrollment	61	100
Self-reported health status:
Excellent/very good	5	8
Good	38	62
Fair	10	16
Poor	8	13

ISSN: 1471-2458