Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of children on ART at Northwest Ethiopia referral hospitals, 2011to 2018 (N = 402).

Socio-demographic characteristics		Frequency(N)	Percent (%)
Age categories of under five children	<1	19	4.73
	1 to 4	124	30.85
	5–15	259	64.42
Sex	Male	225	55.97
	Female	177	44.03
Residence	Urban	329	81.84
	Rural	73	18.16
Parent status	Both alive	219	54.48
	Either dead	122	30.35
	Both dead	36	8.95
	Unknown	25	6.22
Age of care giver (years)	20–40	233	57.96
	>40	169	42.04
Relationship of care giver for the child	Parent	332	82.59
	Relatives	45	11.19
	Guardians/neighbors	17	4.23
	Orphanage	8	1.99
Occupation of care giver	Government employee	113	28.83
	Private employee	19	4.85
	Merchant	84	21.43
	daily laborer	82	20.92
	Driver	10	2.55
	Farmer	55	14.03
	House wife	29	7.4
Marital Status of Care Giver	Single	10	2.56
	Married	242	61.89
	Divorced	43	11.00
	Widowed	96	24.55