Table 1. Baseline Participant Characteristics.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Institutional setting | Family-based setting | Street setting | |
| Total participants, No. | 2551 | 1230 | 1230 | 91 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 10.4 (4.8) | 10.3 (4.8) | 10.3 (4.8) | 14.5 (3.3) |
| Age group, y | ||||
| ≤5 | 426 (16.7) | 229 (18.6) | 196 (15.9) | 1 (1.1) |
| >5 to ≤10 | 684 (26.8) | 300 (24.4) | 377 (30.7) | 7 (7.7) |
| >10 to ≤13 | 559 (21.9) | 282 (22.9) | 258 (21.0) | 19 (20.9) |
| >13 to ≤16 | 563 (22.1) | 285 (23.2) | 250 (20.3) | 28 (30.8) |
| >16 | 319 (12.5) | 134 (10.9) | 149 (12.1) | 36 (39.6) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1230 (48.2) | 568 (46.2) | 641 (52.1) | 21 (23.1) |
| Male | 1321 (51.8) | 662 (53.8) | 589 (47.9) | 70 (76.9) |
| Orphan status | ||||
| Double (maternal and paternal) | 1605 (62.9) | 1047 (85.1) | 487 (39.6) | 71 (78.0) |
| Maternal | 214 (8.4) | 82 (6.7) | 128 (10.4) | 4 (4.4) |
| Paternal | 732 (28.7) | 101 (8.2) | 615 (50.0) | 16 (17.6) |
| Time living in current care environment | ||||
| <6 mo | 186 (7.3) | 165 (13.4) | 14 (1.1) | 7 (7.7) |
| 6 mo to <2 y | 389 (15.2) | 327 (26.6) | 39 (3.2) | 23 (25.3) |
| 2-5 y | 564 (22.1) | 380 (30.9) | 153 (12.4) | 31 (34.1) |
| >5 y | 414 (16.2) | 281 (22.8) | 122 (9.9) | 11 (12.1) |
| All of life | 950 (37.2) | 50 (4.1) | 895 (72.8) | 5 (5.5) |
| Missing | 48 (1.9) | 27 (2.2) | 7 (0.6) | 14 (15.4) |