Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics, depression and anxiety scores among caregivers living with HIV in Tororo, Uganda (n=288)

Variable	N	%
Marital status
Married	199	69
Single/Divorced	40	14
Widowed	49	17
Education level
None	56	19
Primary	190	66
Secondary	39	13
Technical	3	1
Employment status
Farmer	235	82
Trades/small business/employee	28	10
Professional	12	4
Unemployed/house wife	13	4
Relationship to the child
Biological mother	281	98
Other	7	2
Wealth group
Lowest 20%	41	14
Middle 60%	193	67
Top 20%	53	18
Probable depression or anxiety	176	61
On ARV	232	81
Variable	Mean	SD	Range
Age	33.5	5.8	18–54
Perceived Social Support
Family support	2.1	0.7	0–3
Community support	1.8	0.7	0–3
Depression score	2.0	0.5	1–3.4
Anxiety score	1.8	0.6	1–4