Table 1.

Demographics and HHV-8 Characteristics of HHV-8 Positive and HHV-8 Negative Children in Lusaka, Zambia, 2004–2007.

Characteristic	HHV8 + (n=75)	HHV8 − (n=179)
Demographics
Age of index child (months):
Range	4–25	2–28
Mean	13.4	13.5
Sex of index child:
Males	47	93
Females	28	86
Number of household members:
Range	2–8	2–8
Mean	4.7	4.5
Number of adults:
Range	1–4	1–4
Mean	1.8	1.7
Age of primary caregiver (years):
Range	17–49	14–58
Mean	28.9	27.3
Education of primary caregiver:
None	7	18
Primary school	47	105
Secondary school	21	56
Household HHV-8
Primary caregiver HHV-8+	52/75 (69.3%)	82/179 (45.8%)
Mother HHV-8+	51/72 (70.8%)	79/175 (45.1%)
Father HHV-8+	23/36 (63.9%)	44/74 (59.5%)
≥1 other household member HHV-8+	68/75 (90.7%)	143/179 (79.9%)