Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of children living with HIV in the Metekel Zone at selected health facilities in northwest Ethiopia from 1 January to 30 December 2021 (n 721)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age of children	≥5 years	78	10⋅8
	6–10 year	254	35⋅2
	11–15 years	389	53⋅9
HIV disclosure status of children	Disclosed	158	21⋅9
	Not disclosed	563	78⋅1
Age of primary caregiver	≤45 years	244	38⋅8
	<45 years	477	66⋅1
Marital status of the primary caregiver	Single	115	15⋅9
	Married	498	69⋅1
	Divorced	82	11⋅4
	Widowed	26	3⋅6
Family size of primary caregivers	≤2	227	31⋅4
	3–5	462	64⋅1
	≥6	32	4⋅4
HIV status of primary caregiver	Positive	550	76⋅3
	Negative	91	12⋅6
	Unknown	80	11⋅1
Religions of primary caregiver	Orthodox	381	52⋅8
	Muslim	152	21⋅2
	Protestant	139	19⋅3
	Catholics	49	6⋅8
Occupational status of primary caregiver	Farmer	99	13⋅8
	Merchant	337	46⋅7
	Employer	124	17⋅2
	Labourer worker	161	22⋅3
Parental status of primary caregiver	Both alive	381	52⋅8
	Paternal orphan	135	18⋅2
	Maternal orphan	108	14⋅9
	Both orphaned	97	13⋅5