Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and children on ART, TAH, Addis Ababa, 2012
| Characteristics |
Non-adherent |
Adherent |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| number (%) | number (%) | ||
|
Caregivers’ sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
20 (62.5) |
12 (37.5) |
0.77 |
| Female |
116 (65.2) |
62 (34.8) |
|
|
Caregivers’ age |
|
|
|
| 18-40 |
83 (63.4) |
48 (36.6) |
|
| 41-65 |
38 (63.3) |
22 (36.7) |
|
| 66-90 |
15 (78.9) |
4 (21.1) |
0.40 |
|
Caregivers’ marital status |
|
|
|
| Single |
24 (82.8) |
5 (17.2) |
|
| Married |
48 (61.5) |
30 (38.5) |
0.09 |
| Widowed/divorced |
64 ( 62.1) |
39 (37.9) |
|
|
Caregivers’ religion |
|
|
|
| Orthodox |
97 (66.0) |
50 (34.0) |
|
| Muslim |
21 (61.8) |
13 (38.2) |
|
| Protestant |
18 (62.1) |
11 (37.9) |
0.85 |
|
Caregivers’ education |
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
40 (69.0) |
18 (31.0) |
|
| Elementary education |
53 (65.4) |
28 (34.6) |
|
| Secondary and above |
43 (60.6) |
28 (39.4) |
0.60 |
|
Caregivers’ occupation |
|
|
|
| House wife |
41 (62.1) |
25 (37.9) |
|
| Employed |
25 (69.4) |
11 (30.6) |
0.82 |
| Daily laborer |
38 (62.3) |
23 (37.7) |
|
| Others‡ |
32 (68.1) |
15 (31.9) |
|
|
Monthly income of care givers† |
|
|
|
| <30 USD |
100 (64.9) |
54 (35.1) |
|
| ≥30 USD |
36 (64.3) |
20 (35.7) |
0.93 |
|
Caregivers’ relation to child |
|
|
|
| Biological |
76 (62.8) |
45 (37.2) |
|
| Non-biological |
60 (67.4) |
29 (32.6) |
0.49 |
|
Age of child |
|
|
|
| 1-5 |
12 (92.3) |
1 (7.7) |
|
| 6-8 |
24 (60) |
16 (40) |
0.09 |
| 9-14 |
100 (63.7) |
57 (36.3) |
|
|
Sex of child |
|
|
|
| Male |
69 (63.3) |
40 (36.7) |
|
| Female |
67 (66.3) |
34 (33.7) |
0.65 |
|
Children knew their HIV status |
|
|
|
| Yes |
63 (70.8) |
26 (29.2) |
|
| No |
73 (57.7) |
48 (42.3) |
0.11 |
|
Received any support |
|
|
|
| Yes |
52 (70.3) |
22 (29.7) |
|
| No | 84 (61.8) | 52 (38.2) | 0.218 |
†Exchange rate −1$ = 17.6 Ethiopian birr.
‡others: students, daily laborers.