Table 1.
Characteristics of orphan caregivers in Eastern Cape, South Africa (N = 726).
| Caregiver level | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Female | 666 | 91.7 |
| Married/partnered | 520 | 71.7 |
| Education | ||
| No education | 63 | 8.7 |
| Some primary | 370 | 51.0 |
| Some secondary or higher | 293 | 40.4 |
| Food security | ||
| Little to no hunger | 510 | 70.3 |
| Moderate hunger | 173 | 23.9 |
| Severe hunger | 42 | 5.8 |
| Potential AIDS-related illness | 102 | 14.1 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Age in years | 54.9 | 16.1 |
| Household level | ||
| N | % | |
| Other adult chronic illness in household | 135 | 18.6 |
| Household death in past year | 110 | 15.2 |
| Rural village | 683 | 94.1 |
| Mean | SD | |
| Dependency ratio | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Monthly income in Rand | 2565.3 | 2077.6 |