Table 1.
Child and caregiver descriptive characteristics (n = 206)
| Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Children | |
| Age (months) | |
| 6 to 24 | 54 (26.2) |
| 25 to 59 | 152 (73.8) |
| Health facility type | |
| Public health facility | 142 (68.9) |
| NGO health facility | 64 (31.1) |
| Current ART regimen | |
| ABC + 3TC + LPV/r | 124 (60.2) |
| Other ABC-based regimena | 50 (24.3) |
| Other AZT-based regimenb | 32 (15.5) |
| Duration on ART (months) | |
| Median (IQR) | 18.5 (20.7) |
| Most recent viral load | |
| < 1000 copies/ml | 72 (34.9) |
| ≥ 1000 copies/ml | 57 (27.7)) |
| Missing | 77 (37.4) |
| Caregivers | |
| Age (years) | |
| 18 to 24 | 41 (19.9) |
| 25 to 34 | 99 (48.1) |
| 35 to 44 | 44 (21.3) |
| 45 to 70 | 22 (10.7) |
| Highest education level attained | |
| None | 19 (9.2) |
| Primary schoolc | 90 (43.7) |
| Higherd | 97 (47.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 28 (13.6) |
| Living with partner but not married | 124 (60.2) |
| Married | 10 (4.8) |
| Divorced/Separated | 35 (17.0) |
| Widow/Widower | 9 (4.4) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 128 (62.1) |
| Urban | 78 (37.9) |
| Monthly income (Uganda shillings) | |
| < 130,000 | 93 (67.4) |
| ≥ 130,000 | 45 (32.6) |
| HIV Status | |
| Positive | 163 (79.1) |
| Negative | 40 (19.4) |
| Didn’t Know | 3 (1.5) |
| Living with HIV and on ART (n = 163) | |
| Yes | 161 (98.8) |
| No | 2 (1.2) |
| Relation to the child | |
| Biological parent | 152 (73.8) |
| Other blood relative | 17 (8.2) |
| Non-blood relation | 37 (18.0) |
| Alcohol use in the last 30 days | |
| Never | 192 (93.2) |
| Ever used | 14 (6.8) |
a ABC + 3TC + EFV, ABC + 3TC + NVP
b AZT + 3TC + LPV/r, AZT + 3TC + NVP, AZT + 3TC + EFV
c Primary school is equivalent to about 7 years of formal education
d Higher: Secondary school (6 years) or tertiary education