Table 1. Participant characteristics.
| Characteristic | Overall (N=600) | General outpatient care (N=301) | HIV care (N=299) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N or median | % or IQR | |||
| Clinical site | ||||||||
| National referral hospital | 200 | 33.3 | 100 | 33.2 | 100 | 33.4 | ||
| County referral hospital | 200 | 33.3 | 100 | 33.2 | 100 | 33.4 | ||
| Sub-county hospital | 200 | 33.3 | 101 | 33.6 | 99 | 33.1 | ||
| Age, years | ||||||||
| 14–19 | 359 | 59.8 | 187 | 62.1 | 172 | 57.5 | ||
| 20–24 | 241 | 40.2 | 114 | 37.9 | 127 | 42.5 | ||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 227 | 37.8 | 119 | 39.5 | 108 | 36.1 | ||
| Female | 372 | 62.0 | 182 | 60.5 | 190 | 63.5 | ||
| Education level | ||||||||
| Primary school completed | 112 | 18.7 | 50 | 16.6 | 62 | 20.7 | ||
| Secondary school completed | 393 | 65.5 | 207 | 68.8 | 186 | 62.2 | ||
| Above secondary school | 95 | 15.8 | 44 | 14.6 | 51 | 17.1 | ||
| Living situationa,b | ||||||||
| With parent(s)/guardian(s)/older relative(s) | 460 | 76.9 | 238 | 79.1 | 222 | 74.7 | ||
| Boarding school* | 109 | 18.2 | 65 | 21.6 | 44 | 14.8 | ||
| Live in >1 place* | 140 | 23.4 | 86 | 28.6 | 54 | 18.2 | ||
| Orphanhood*c | ||||||||
| Double (both parents died before age 18) | 49 | 8.6 | 8 | 2.7 | 41 | 14.9 | ||
| Maternal (mother died before age 18) | 37 | 6.5 | 4 | 1.4 | 33 | 12.0 | ||
| Paternal (father died before age 18) | 74 | 13.0 | 34 | 11.6 | 40 | 14.5 | ||
| None (both parents alive up to age 18) | 408 | 71.8 | 246 | 84.2 | 162 | 58.7 | ||
| Financial supporta,d | ||||||||
| Parent(s)/guardian(s)* | 353 | 58.9 | 203 | 67.4 | 150 | 50.3 | ||
| Self (paid work) | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.3 | ||
| Other(s) | 240 | 40.1 | 119 | 39.5 | 121 | 40.6 | ||
| Age at HIV acquisition (years)e | 12 | 1–19 | ||||||
a, living situation and financial support options are not mutually exclusive; participants could choose more than 1 option; b, N=598; c, N=568; d, N=599; e, N=289. *, P<0.05 comparing youth recruited at HIV care and general outpatient care. IQR, interquartile range; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.