Table 1. Selected sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.
| Characteristics | Ottawa n (%) | Miami (%) | Port Harcourt (%) | All Sites n (%) |
| Number of participants (N) | 89 | 201 | 400 | 690 |
| Mother’s age, yrs, M(SD) | 36.6 ± 6.4 | 32.4 ± 5.8 | 34.7 ± 5.7 | 34.3 ± 5.9 |
| Number of persons in household, median (R) | 4 (1–7) | 3(1-8) | 4 (1–11) | 4 (1-11) |
| HIV-related information | ||||
| Number of children born after HIV+, median (R) | 2 (1-3) | 1 (1-3) | 2 (1-5) | 1 (1-5) |
| Number of yrs since HIV+, M (SD) | 12.7 ± 6.4 | 10.9 ± 7.3 | 6.3 ± 3.5 | 8.1 ± 5.6 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school | 1 (1.2) | 0 (.0) | 42 (10.6) | 43 (6.4) |
| High school, technical or vocational school | 34 (40.0) | 131 (65.8) | 250 (63.5) | 415 (61.4) |
| College or university | 50 (58.8) | 66 (33.2) | 102 (25.9) | 218 (32.2) |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single/separated/divorced/widowed | 57 (66.5) | 61 (35.7) | 57 (14.3) | 185 (27.0) |
| Married | 29 (33.3) | 121 (60.8) | 340(85.2) | 490 (71.5) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed (full time or part time) | 51 (57.3) | 65 (32.7) | 320 (87.9) | 436 (66.9) |
| Unemployed | 38 (42.7) | 134 (67.3) | 44 (12.1) | 216 (33.1) |
| Main income source | ||||
| Salary or wages | 40 (52.6) | 75 (39.5) | 68 (20.6) | 183 (30.7) |
| Other sources | 36 (47.4) | 115 (60.5) | 262 (79.4) | 413 (69.3) |
Numbers reported do not add up to 100%, because of missing data or participants who responded “I chose not to answer” for some items.