Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 127 | 37.8 |
| Female | 209 | 62.2 |
| Age | ||
| 10–14 | 222 | 66.1 |
| 1519 | 114 | 33.9 |
| Education level | ||
| No formal education | 3 | 0.9 |
| Lower primary | 142 | 42.3 |
| Upper primary | 135 | 40.2 |
| Secondary and above | 56 | 16.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 120 | 35.7 |
| Anglican | 127 | 37.8 |
| Moslem | 54 | 16.1 |
| Pentecostal or other | 35 | 10.4 |
| Parents alive or not | ||
| Both parents alive | 161 | 47.9 |
| Only father alive | 50 | 14.9 |
| Only mother alive | 73 | 21.7 |
| Both parents dead | 52 | 15.5 |
| Residence location | ||
| Rural | 197 | 58.8 |
| Semi-urban/trading centre | 55 | 16.4 |
| Urban | 83 | 24.8 |
| Housing type | ||
| Permanent | 150 | 44.8 |
| Semi-permanent | 134 | 40.0 |
| Temporally (grass/mud) | 51 | 15.2 |
| Ever been married/still married | 23 | 6.9 |
| Clinical and HIV-related factors | ||
| Ever disclosed HIV status | 123 | 36.8 |
| WHO clinical | ||
| Stage 1 | 273 | 84.0 |
| Stage 2 | 41 | 12.6 |
| Stage 3 or 4 | 11 | 3.4 |
| HAART adherence(by MOH card) | ||
| >95% | 276 | 88.8 |
| 85–94% | 13 | 4.1 |
| <85% | 22 | 7.1 |