Table 4.

Characteristics of the Primary Caregiver^a in the Zambia Children's KS-HHV8 Study, Lusaka, Zambia, 2004–2009^b

Characteristic	No.	%
Primary caregiver relationship to the index child (N = 464)
Mother	449	96.8
Grandmother	6	1.3
Aunt	7	1.5
Father	1	0.2
Cousin	1	0.2
Primary caregiver's age, years (N = 368)
<20	25	6.8
20–29	200	54.3
30–39	120	32.6
≥40	23	6.3
Parental caregiver status within households (N = 368)
Households with 2 parents	185	50.3
Households with a single parent	130	35.3
Households with extended family	53	14.4
Education of the primary caregiver (N = 368)b
None	33	9.0
Primary	200	54.3
Secondary	102	27.7

Abbreviations: HHV-8, human herpesvirus 8; KS, Kaposi's sarcoma.

^aA primary caregiver is defined as the household member with the most contact with the child.

^bAll numbers do not equal total household numbers because of missing values.