Table 1.
Characteristics of Youths and Their Primary Caregivers by Child HIV Status
| Total Sample n (% of 325) | HIV-positive n (% of 196) | Seroreverters n (% of 129) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Variables | |||
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| African American | 180 (55) | 114 (58) | 66 (51) |
| Latino | 96 (30) | 58 (30) | 38 (30) |
| Age | |||
| 9–10 | 100 (31) | 51 (26) | 49 (38) |
| 11–12 | 77 (24) | 50 (26) | 27 (21) |
| 13–14 | 90 (28) | 58 (30) | 32 (25) |
| 15–16 | 58 (18) | 37 (19) | 21 (16) |
| Female | 164 (51) | 99 (51) | 65 (50) |
| Current grade in school | |||
| 2nd–4th | 75 (23) | 38 (19) | 37 (29) |
| 5th–6th | 86 (27) | 55 (28) | 31 (24) |
| 7th–8th | 90 (28) | 58 (30) | 32 (25) |
| 9th–12th | 73 (23) | 44 (22) | 29 (23) |
| Caregiver Variables | |||
| Relationship to childa | |||
| Biologic parent | 160 (49) | 70 (36) | 90 (70) |
| Relative caregiver | 73 (23) | 53 (27) | 20 (16) |
| Nonrelative caregiver | 92 (28) | 73 (37) | 19 (15) |
| HIV infecteda | 149 (46) | 61 (31) | 88 (68) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| African American | 167 (51) | 101 (52) | 66 (51) |
| Latino | 116 (36) | 72 (37) | 44 (34) |
| Ageb | |||
| 19–29 | 13 (4) | 7 (4) | 6 (5) |
| 30–39 | 68 (21) | 30 (15) | 38 (30) |
| 40–49 | 114 (35) | 67 (34) | 47 (36) |
| 50–59 | 61 (19) | 47 (24) | 14 (11) |
| 60–82 | 69 (21) | 45 (23) | 24 (19) |
| Female | 284 (87) | 170 (87) | 114 (88) |
| Education | |||
| 0–9th grade | 64 (20) | 34 (17) | 30 (23) |
| 10th–12th grade | 84 (26) | 52 (27) | 32 (25) |
| >High school | 175 (54) | 109 (56) | 66 (52) |
HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative ap < 0.001; bp < 0.05.
Due to missing data, some values do not sum to the total Ns listed. Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.