Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of population, stratified by HIV Status

Variable	HEU N=183 n(%)	HIV+ N=206 n(%)	P-Value
Age in years, mean (SD)	12.1 (2.9)	11.7 (2.3)	0.332
Male Sex (% male)	87 (48%)	114 (55%)	0.124
Mother deceased (%)	0 (0)	18( 9%)	0.001
Father deceased (%) Missing data in n=140	23 (24%)	37( 24%)	0.968
Attending school (%)	157 (86%)	190 (92%)	0.04
SES Variables
Years of Maternal education, mean (SD)	6.2(3.5)	7.5 (3.3)	<0.001
Years of Paternal Education, mean (SD) Missing in n=50	9.6 (2.6)	10.3(2.6)	0.005
Monthly income in kwacha, mean (SD)	1621 (1133)	3086 (1970)	<0.001
Possession Index, median (IQR)	2 (1–3)	3 (1–4)	<0.001
Food insecurity (%)	126 (69%)	108 (53%)	0.001
Piped water as primary water source (%)	47 (26%)	97(47%)	<0.001
Electricity in home (%)	133 (74%)	162 (80%)	0.170
History of malnutrition (%)	8(4%)	63(31%)	<0.001
History of Severe malnutrition (%)	5 (3%)	43 (21%)	<0.001

All Values are Mean (SD), Median (IQR), or n (%)