Table 1.
Demographic profile of participants
| T1 | T2 | T3 | Retained at either T2 or T3 | Dropped at both T2 & T3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) T0 | 521 (100%) | 471 (90.4%) | 428 (82.1%) | 482 (92.5%) | 39 (7.5%) |
| Care arrangement | |||||
| Orphanage | 89 (17.1%) | 81 (17.2%) | 76 (17.8%) | 83 (93.3%) | 6 (6.7%) |
| Family | 432 (82.9%) | 390 (82.8%) | 352 (82.2%) | 399 (92.4%) | 33 (7.6%) |
| Primary caregivers | |||||
| Father | 276 (64.6%) | 262 (67.2%) | 228 (64.8%) | 256 (65.0%) | 20 (60.6%) |
| Mother | 291 (68.1%) | 272 (69.7%) | 238 (67.6%) | 269 (8.3%) | 22 (66.7%) |
| Paternal grandparents | 174 (40.7%) | 153 (39.2%) | 142 (40.3%) | 162 (41.1%) | 12 (36.4%) |
| Maternal grandparents | 28 (6.6%) | 24 (6.2%) | 18 (5.1%) | 26 (6.6%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Paternal relatives | 19 (4.4%) | 18 (3.3%) | 18 (5.1%) | 17 (4.3%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Maternal relatives | 13 (3.0%) | 13 (3.3%) | 7 (2.0%) | 11 (2.8%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Age | 10.69 (1.28) | 11.66 (1.28) | 12.61 (1.28) | 10.67 (1.28) | 10.97 (1.25) |
| Gender | |||||
| Boys | 275 (52.8%) | 247 (52.4%) | 214 (50%) | 252 (52.3%) | 23 (59.0%) |
| Girls | 246 (47.2%) | 224 (47.6%) | 214 (50%) | 230 (47.7%) | 16 (41.0%) |
| Awareness of parental HIV | |||||
| No | 117 (22.5%) | 63 (13.4%) | 18 (4.2%) | 107 (22.2%) | 10 (25.6%) |
| Yes | 361 (69.3%) | 399 (84.7%) | 377 (88.1%) | 336 (69.7%) | 25 (64.1%) |
| Not reported | 43 (8.3%) | 9 (1.9%) | 33 (7.7%) | 39 (8.1%) | 4 (10.3%) |
| Parental death | |||||
| No | 249 (47.8%) | 194 (41.2%) | 144 (33.6%) | 230 (47.7%) | 19 (48.7%) |
| Yes | 272 (52.2%) | 277 (58.8%) | 251 (58.6%) | 252 (52.3%) | 20(51.3%) |
| Not reported | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 33 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Note. The calculations in the last two columns were based on the data at T1.