Table 1.
Characteristics of adolescents and young adults who participated in FGDs and IDIs (n = 26).
| Characteristics | |
| Median age, years (IQR) | 18.5 (17.0–21.5) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 17 (59.1) |
| Male | 9 (40.9) |
| Self-reported mode of HIV acquisition | |
| Vertical transmission | 17 (65.4) |
| Heterosexual transmission | 4 (15.4) |
| Unknown | 5 (19.2) |
| Treatment clinic attendance, n (%) | |
| Adult clinic | 9 (34.6) |
| Pediatric clinic | 17 (65.4) |
| People to whom HIV status is disclosed∗, n (%) | |
| Biological mother | 12 (46.2) |
| Biological father | 2 (7.7) |
| Sibling/s | 14 (53.8) |
| Grandparent/s | 12 (46.2) |
| Cousin/s | 4 (15.4) |
| Partner/s | 4 (15.4) |
| Friend/s | 3 (11.8) |
| Teacher/s | 1 (3.8) |
| Other | 8 (30.8) |
| Food security, n (%) | |
| Insecure | 16 (61.5) |
| Marginally secure | 5 (19.2) |
| Secure | 5 (19.2) |
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| Biological marker of ART adherence | |
| Virologically suppressed < 400 cp/ml, n (%) | 18 (69.2) |
| Female∗∗ | 12/17 (70.6) |
| Male | 6/9 (66.7) |
∗Multiple responses allowed.
∗∗One missing value for most recent viral load.