Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and children on ART, Kabale, Uganda 2014

Characteristic	Frequency (n = 153)	Proportion (%)
Age of child
0–4 years	23	14.94
5–10 years	66	42.86
11–14 years	65	42.21
Gender of child
Female	86	56.21
Male	67	43.79
Age of care giver
≤ 20 years	23	14.94
21–30 years	42	27.27
31–40 years	62	40.26
> 41 years	27	17.53
Sex of care giver
Female	113	73.86
Male	40	26.14
Level of education of care giver
None	23	15.03
Primary	58	37.91
Secondary	39	25.49
Tertiary	33	21.57
Occupation of care giver
Peasant	70	47.62
Small business operator	37	25.17
Civil servant	25	17.01
Othera	15	9.8
Care giver relationship with child
Biological parent	120	78.43
Sibling	5	3.27
Other relative	27	17.65
Not related	1	0.65

^aOther (students, housewife, petty jobs)