Table 1.
Socio-demographic and Clinical characteristics of HIV-infected children who were on HAART and their caregivers at university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital ART clinics
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age at enrollment (year) | <5 | 118 (59) |
| ≥5 | 82 (41) | |
| Sex | Male | 83 (41.5) |
| Female | 117 (58.5) | |
| Residence | Urban | 181 (90.5) |
| Rural | 19 (9.5) | |
| Caregiver’s religion | Orthodox | 152 (76) |
| Muslim | 48 (24) | |
| Caregiver’s marital status | Single | 18 (9) |
| Married | 150 (75) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 32 (16) | |
| Caregiver’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 59 (29.5) |
| Primary school | 141 (70.5) | |
| Caregiver’s occupation | Unemployed and daily laborer | 48 (24) |
| Government employed | 13 (6.5) | |
| Farmer | 7 (3.5) | |
| Merchant | 54 (27) | |
| House wife | 78 (39) | |
| Caregiver’s relation with child | Biological | 134 (67) |
| Relatives | 66 (33) | |
| WHO clinical stage | Stage I and II | 129 (64.5) |
| Stage III and IV | 71 (35.5) | |
| Functional status of child | Working/appropriate | 89 (44.5) |
| Ambulatory/delayed | 105 (52.5) | |
| Bedridden/regression | 6 (3) | |
| Tb treatment history | Yes | 18 (9) |
| No | 182 (91) | |