Table 1.

Baseline demographic characteristics of enrolled patients across all six sites*

Age at enrolment, years, mean (SD)	11.1 (3.6)
Sex, % female (n)	47.6% (296)
Age at diagnosis, years, mean (SD)	4.7 (3.7)
Family size, mean (SD)	5.5 (19.9)
Monthly income in US dollars, median (IQR)	33 (19–70)
Ethnicity, % of reporting (n)
Amhara	19.2% (120)
Oromo	12.5% (78)
Sidama	12.9% (81)
Wolaita	24.6% (154)
Tigray	1.9% (12)
Gurage	4.5% (28)
Silte	0.8% (5)
Gamo	6.9% (43)
Other	16.8% (105)
Occupation of caregivers, % of reporting (n)
Farmers	10.1% (63)
Government employees	19.1% (119)
Merchants	20.4% (127)
Daily labourers	21.8% (136)
Other	19.9% (124)
Jobless	8.8% (55)
Mother's education, % of reporting (n)
No school	27.1% (168)
Attended some school	23.4% (145)
Completed primary education	22.7% (141)
Completed secondary education	12.4% (77)
Completed tertiary education	10.8% (67)
Read and write, no school	3.5% (22)
Father's education, % of reporting (n)
No school	14.7% (89)
Attended some school	17.1% (103)
Completed primary education	23.0% (139)
Completed secondary education	23.5% (142)
Completed tertiary education	19.0% (115)
Read and write, no school	2.6% (16)
Child lives with, % reporting (n)
Mother and father	28.2% (176)
Mother only	35.7% (223)
Father only	12.2% (76)
Other relative	19.1% (119)
Other	4.8% (30)
Parents alive, % both alive	48.0% (299)
Caregiver HIV positive, % yes	71.1% (443)
Caregiver has HIV healthcare, % yes	71.3% (440)
Caregiver on ART, % yes	69.7% (434)
Other siblings with HIV, % yes	15.0% (94)
Other siblings who died of HIV, % yes	9.4% (59)

*Not all percentages reflect a total of 628 participants as some with missing or unknown values.

ART, anti-retroviral treatment.