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. 2012 Jul 30;7(7):e41998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041998

Table 1. Child Participant Characteristics Overall and Stratified by Orphan Status (N = 717).

Characteristics Overall Orphan Status p-value
Double Orphan MaternalSingle-Orphan PaternalSingle-Orphan Non-Orphan
N =  (%) 717 (100) 113 (15.8) 89 (12.4) 169 (23.6) 346 (48.3)
Health Facility 0.212
Hospital/Clinic 349 (48.7) 59 (52.2) 39 (43.8) 73 (43.2) 178 (51.4)
Health Center 368 (51.3) 54 (47.8) 50 (56.2) 96 (56.8) 168 (48.6)
Male 363 (50.7) 55 (48.7) 47 (52.8) 74 (43.8) 187 (54.0) 0.144
Female 354 (49.3) 58 (51.3) 42 (47.2) 95 (56.2) 159 (46.0)
Age (yrs)
<10 303 (42.3) 24 (21.2) 23 (25.8) 54 (32.0) 202 (58.4) <0.001
≥10 414 (57.7) 89 (78.8) 66 (74.2) 115 (68.0) 144 (41.6)
Duration on ART (yrs)
<4 yrs 402 (56.9) 50 (46.3) 50 (56.8) 90 (53.3) 212 (62.0) 0.024
≥4 yrs 305 (43.1) 58 (53.7) 38 (43.2) 79 (46.7) 130 (38.0)
Knows Sero-status among all children 361 (50.3) 75 (66.4) 57 (64.0) 94 (55.6) 135 (39.0) <0.001
Disclosed Sero-status to Others 297 (41.4) 55 (48.7) 33 (37.1) 79 (46.7) 130 (37.6) 0.056