Table 1.
Distribution of study participants according to sociodemographic factors (n=171)
| Sociodemographic factors | Study participants, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18 months-<5 years | 48 (28.1) |
| 5 years-<15 years | 123 (71.9) |
| Gender | |
| Boys | 116 (67.8) |
| Girls | 55 (32.2) |
| Socioeconomic status* (n=169)# | |
| Upper | 7 (4.1) |
| Upper middle | 14 (8.3) |
| Lower middle | 23 (13.6) |
| Upper lower** | 125 (74) |
| Type of family (n=169)# | |
| Nuclear family | 111 (65.7) |
| Joint family | 58 (34.3) |
| Schooling status (n=123) | |
| Going to school | 111 (90.2) |
| Not attending school | 12 (9.8) |
| Orphan status | |
| Both parents alive | 103 (60.2) |
| Single parent alive | 48 (28.1) |
| Both parents dead | 20 (11.7) |
| Primary caretakers of study participants | |
| Parents | 147 (86.0) |
| Grandparents | 9 (5.3) |
| Other relatives | 15 (8.8) |
| HIV status of parents | |
| Mother positive | 137 (80.1) |
| Father positive | 129 (75.4) |
| Both parents positive | 127 (74.3) |
| One parent positive | 12 (7.0) |
| None positive | 26 (15.2) |
| Unknown | 6 (3.5) |
*Modified Kuppuswamy scale; #One study participant lived in NGO; **Three study participants of lower socioeconomic status. NGO=Nongovernmental organization