Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-infected children on ART at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2019 (N = 408)

Characteristics	Category	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Age of the child (years)	0–4 years	122	29.9
	5–9 years	175	42.9
	10–14 years	111	27.2
Sex	Male	223	54.7
	Female	185	45.3
Residence	Urban	294	72.1
	Rural	114	27.9
Family size	1–3	184	45.1
	≥4	179	43.9
	Not recorded	45	11.0
Current status of parents	Both alive	219	53.7
	One or both deceased	189	46.3
Marital status of the caregiver	Married	172	42.0
	Divorced/ widowed	167	41.0
	Not recorded	69	17.0
Occupation of the caregiver	Employed	86	21.3
	Unemployed	203	50.3
	Merchant	65	16.1
	Not recorded	54	12.4
With whom the child lives	Biological	348	85.3
	Non-biological	60	14.7
Religion	Orthodox	348	85.3
	Muslim	21	5.1
	Others	39	9.5