Table 1 Caregiver sociodemographic and HIV-related characteristics and their association with disclosure to a child
Characteristics | Overall N = 238 | No disclosure N = 206 | Disclosure to a child N = 32 | Prevalence ratio 1 | p value (Wald test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR)/ n(%) | Median (IQR)/ n(%) | Median (IQR)/ n(%) | PR (95% confidence interval) | ||
Age (years) | 35 (30–39) | 34 (30–38) | 43 (39–46) | 1.10 (1.07–1.13) | < 0.001 |
Age of oldest child (years) | 11 (8–14) | 11 (8–14) | 15 (10–20) | 1.10 (1.06–1.15) | < 0.001 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 33 (14%) | 27 (82%) | 6 (18%) | Reference | |
Female | 205 (86%) | 179 (87%) | 26 (13%) | 0.70 (0.29–1.69) | 0.426 |
Income (USD)* | |||||
≥ $2/day | 101 (43%) | 87 (86%) | 14 (14%) | Reference | |
< $2/day | 135 (57%) | 119 (88%) | 16 (12%) | 0.86 (0.42–1.75) | 0.669 |
Years of education | 9 (7–12) | 9 (8–12) | 8 (7–11) | 0.94 (0.84–1.04) | 0.201 |
Years since HIV diagnosis | 2 (0–6) | 2 (0–5) | 4 (0–7) | 1.07 (0.97–1.18) | 0.160 |
Place of diagnosis | |||||
VCT | 68 (29%) | 58 (85%) | 10 (15%) | Reference | |
PMTCT | 61 (26%) | 57 (93%) | 4 (7%) | 0.45 (0.14–1.42) | 0.172 |
Hospital outpatient | 62 (26%) | 55 (89%) | 7 (11%) | 0.77 (0.29–2.02) | 0.592 |
Hospital inpatient | 41 (17%) | 31 (76%) | 10 (24%) | 1.66 (0.69–3.98) | 0.258 |
Home based testing | 6 (2%) | 5 (83%) | 1 (17%) | 1.13 (0.15–8.85) | 0.905 |
Relationship status | |||||
Currently not in a stable relationship | 106 (45%) | 94 (89%) | 12 (11%) | Reference | |
Currently in a stable relationship (married/ stable boyfriend or girlfriend) | 132 (55%) | 112 (85%) | 20 (15%) | 1.34 (0.65–2.74) | 0.425 |
Partner HIV status, N = 132 | |||||
Unknown HIV status | 36 (27%) | 32 (89%) | 4 (11%) | Reference | |
Living with HIV | 79 (60%) | 64 (81%) | 15 (19%) | 1.71 (0.57–5.15) | 0.341 |
Not living with HIV | 17 (13%) | 16 (94%) | 1 (6%) | 0.53 (0.06–4.74) | 0.569 |