Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Study Sample (N=2477 dyads)

Black African	4,944 (99.8)
isiZulu language	4751 (95.9)
Parent socio-demographic variables
Female (n, %)	2199 (88.9)
Age (mean, SD)	44.2 (13.9)
Completed high school (n, %)	448 (18.1)
Child socio-demographic variables
Female (n, %)	1319 (53.9)
Age (mean, SD)	13.6 (2.2)
Type of orphanhood (n, %)	1095 (44.2)
Maternal	381 (15.6)
Paternal	577 (23.6)
Double	137 (5.6)
HIV-affected households (n, %)	788 (32.2)
Parent is living with HIV but children are not orphaned by AIDS	607 (24.8)
Parent of a child orphaned by AIDS but not living with HIV	113 (4.6)
Parent is living with HIV and children are orphaned by AIDS	69 (2.8)
Food Insecurity (n, %)	989 (40.4)