Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents living with HIV with and without viral suppression
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Total (n = 328) n (%) |
Latest viral load count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 1000 RNA copies/mL (n = 76) | <1000 RNA copies/mL (n = 252) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age group (in years) | |||
| 15 | 126 (38.4) | 36 (47.4) | 90 (35.7) |
| 16 | 107 (32.6) | 25 (32.9) | 82 (32.5) |
| 17 | 95 (29.0) | 15 (19.7) | 80 (31.7) |
| Male gender | 169 (51.5) | 38 (50.0) | 131 (52.0) |
| Currently living with | |||
| Parents | 140 (42.7) | 44 (57.9) | 96 (38.1) |
| Grandparents | 49 (14.9) | 15 (19.7) | 34 (13.5) |
| Relatives | 106 (32.3) | 11 (14.5) | 95 (37.7) |
| In an orphanage | 27 (8.2) | 4 (5.3) | 23 (9.1) |
| Other | 6 (1.8) | 2 (2.6) | 4 (1.6) |
| Mother is still alive | 167 (50.9) | 33 (44.3) | 134 (53.2) |
| Mother’s level of formal education | |||
| Lower than high school | 97 (29.6) | 31 (40.8) | 66 (26.2) |
| High school or higher | 61 (18.6) | 12 (15.8) | 49 (19.4) |
| No mother/don’t know | 170 (51.8) | 33 (43.4) | 137 (54.4) |
| Father is still alive | 130 (39.6) | 34 (44.7) | 96 (38.1) |
| Father’s level of formal education | |||
| Lower than high school | 58 (17.7) | 21 (27.6) | 37 (14.7) |
| High school or higher | 68 (20.7) | 13 (17.1) | 55 (21.8) |
| No father/don’t know | 202 (61.6) | 42 (55.3) | 160 (63.5) |
| Main daily caregiver | |||
| Parent | 187 (57.0) | 58 (76.3) | 129 (51.2) |
| Grand parent | 5 (1.5) | 1 (1.3) | 4 (4.6) |
| Sibling | 24 (7.3) | 3 (3.9) | 21 (8.3) |
| Relatives | 100 (30.5) | 11 (14.5) | 89 (35.3) |
| Orphanage/NGO staff | 12 (3.7) | 3 (3.9) | 9 (3.6) |
| Main caregiver’s education lower than high school | 54 (27.7) | 11 (32.4) | 43 (26.7) |
| Your level of formal education | |||
| Primary school or lower | 92 (28.0) | 25 (32.9) | 67 (26.6) |
| Secondary school | 168 (51.2) | 37 (48.7) | 131 (52.0) |
| High school or higher | 68 (20.7) | 14 (18.4) | 54 (21.4) |
| Currently attending school | |||
| Not currently in school | 55 (16.8) | 16 (21.1) | 39 (15.5) |
| With disruption | 75 (22.9) | 18 (23.7) | 57 (22.6) |
| Fulltime | 198 (60.4) | 42 (55.3) | 156 (61.9) |
| Family received social support | 114 (34.8) | 23 (30.3) | 91 (36.1) |
| Belonged to a support group | 97 (29.6) | 16 (21.1) | 81 (32.1) |
| Type of ART site | |||
| Pediatric | 225 (68.6) | 36 (47.4) | 189 (75.0) |
| Adult | 94 (28.7) | 36 (47.4) | 58 (23.0) |
| Other | 9 (2.7) | 4 (5.3) | 5 (2.0) |
| Receiving first line ARV regimen | 271 (82.6) | 63 (82.9) | 208 (82.5) |
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