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. 2021 May 6;16(5):e0251247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251247

Table 1. Demographic and risk characteristics of study participants by HIV status and sample source.

Total HIV positive OVC-communitya OPD-facilitya
N % N % 95% CI N % N %
Total enrolled 21,008 100 76 0.36 (0.29,0.45) 4857 16,151
 OVC-communitya 4857 23.1 22 0.45 (0.28,0.68)
 OPD-facilitya 16,151 76.9 54 0.33 (0.25,0.44)
Age group
 2 to 9 11,214 53.4 36 0.32 (0.22,0.44) 2330 48.0 8884 55.0
 10 to 19 9794 46.6 40 0.41 (0.29,0.56) 2527 52.0 7267 45.0
Sex
 Male 9301 44.3 30 0.32 (0.22,0.46) 2283 47.0 7018 43.5
 Female 11,707 55.7 46 0.39 (0.29,0.52) 2574 53.0 9133 56.5
Emancipation status
 Minor with caregiver 14,167 67.4 40 0.28 (0.20,0.38) 2860 58.9 11,307 70.0
 Emancipated 4458 21.2 17 0.38 (0.22,0.61) 351 7.2 4107 25.4
 Other 2383 11.3 19 0.80 (0.48,1.24) 1646 33.9 737 4.6
History of HIV testing
 Never 16,407 78.1 59 0.36 (0.27,0.46) 2693 55.4 13,714 84.9
 Once 2885 13.7 13 0.45 (0.24,0.77) 1442 29.7 1443 1.0
 Twice or more 1716 8.2 4 0.23 (0.06,0.60) 722 14.9 994 6.2
HIV risk screening items
 Ever hospitalized
  No 15,342 73.2 41 0.27 (0.19,0.36) 4219 87.1 11,123 69.1
  Yes 5612 26.8 35 0.62 (0.43,0.87) 627 12.9 4985 30.9
 Recurring skin condition
  No 19,916 94.9 60 0.30 (0.23,0.39) 4570 94.3 15,346 95.1
  Yes 1067 5.1 16 1.48 (0.86,2.42) 278 5.7 789 4.9
 Poor health last 3 months
  No 19,852 94.5 62 0.31 (0.24,0.40) 4514 93.0 15,338 95.0
  Yes 1145 5.5 14 1.21 (0.67,2.04) 339 7.0 806 5.0
 Malnourished
  No 20,721 98.8 67 0.32 (0.25,0.41) 4750 98.2 15,971 98.9
  Yes 257 1.2 8 3.02 (1.35,6.04) 85 1.8 172 1.1
 Cough ≥1 month
  No 20,254 96.5 65 0.32 (0.25,0.41) 4446 91.7 15,808 97.9
  Yes 734 3.5 10 1.34 (0.65,2.49) 403 8.3 331 2.1
 Abused (history/current)
  No 20,731 98.9 75 0.36 (0.28,0.45) 4735 98.1 15,996 99.2
  Yes 228 1.1 1 0.44 (0.01,2.42) 93 1.9 135 0.8
 TB in household
  No 19,579 93.4 63 0.32 (0.25,0.41) 4137 85.7 15,442 95.7
  Yes 1384 6.6 13 0.93 (0.50,1.61) 690 14.3 694 4.3
 Chronic ill family member
  No 19,538 93.1 65 0.33 (0.26,0.42) 4162 86.0 15,376 95.2
  Yes 1446 6.9 11 0.75 (0.38,1.36) 679 14.0 767 4.8
 Biological relative HIV
  No 18,739 89.8 54 0.29 (0.22,0.38) 3828 80.4 14,911 92.6
  Yes 2130 10.2 20 0.93 (0.57,1.45) 935 19.6 1195 7.4
 Biological relative died
  No 17,371 82.9 51 0.29 (0.22,0.29) 3441 71.3 13,930 86.4
  Yes 3590 17.1 24 0.66 (0.43,0.99) 1388 28.7 2202 13.6
Sexual activity (10–19 only)
 Not sexually active 4800 52.9 18 0.37 (0.22,0.59) 1684 88.0 3116 43.5
 Sexually active 4277 47.1 18 0.42 (0.25,0.66) 230 12.0 4047 56.4
 Missing 717 4 0.55 (0.15,1.42) 613 104
Has a child/pregnancy (10–19 only) b
 No history child 7414 85.2 26 0.35 (0.22 0.51) 1474 95.8 5940 82.9
 Has child/pregnant 1286 14.8 9 0.69 (0.32,1.32) 64 4.2 1222 17.1
 Missing 1094 5 0.45 (0.15,1.06) 989 105

a OVC = orphan or vulnerable child; OPD = out-patient department.

b Question applicable to males and females (“Does the adolescent have a child of his/her own, or is pregnant?”).