Table 1.
Characteristics of adolescents and youth living with HIV
| Factor | N | Overall n (%) |
Mean (SD) HIV stigma score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 1011 | ||
| 15–19 | 597 (59) | 24 (6.6) | |
| 20–24 | 414 (41) | 27 (7.2) | |
| Gender | 1011 | ||
| Female | 701 (69) | 26 (7.0) | |
| Male | 310 (31) | 24 (6.9) | |
| School enrollment | 1005 | ||
| In school | 607 (60) | 24 (6.5) | |
| Completed secondary | 180 (18) | 26 (6.7) | |
| Dropped out of school | 218 (22) | 28 (7.6) | |
| In boarding school (Those in school) | 603 | ||
| No | 443 (73) | 24 (6.1) | |
| Yes | 160 (27) | 25 (7.4) | |
| Relationship status | 992 | ||
| Never married | 681 (69) | 25 (6.7) | |
| aEver married | 311 (31) | 27 (7.2) | |
| Point of care | 1005 | ||
| Adolescent/pediatric clinic | 595 (59) | 24 (6.5) | |
| General/adult clinic | 311 (31) | 27 (7) | |
| Maternal and Child Health Clinic | 99 (10) | 26 (7.6) | |
| Process of learning HIV status | 989 | ||
| Told by parent/provider/others | 424 (43) | 24 (6.6) | |
| Underwent HIV testing | 565 (57) | 26 (7.1) | |
| Perception of mode of HIV infection | 990 | ||
| Vertical | 441 (44) | 24 (6.9) | |
| Sexual | 217 (22) | 28 (7.3) | |
| Other | 77 (8) | 25 (7.6) | |
| Don’t know | 255 (26) | 25 (6.1) | |
| Age at knowing HIV status (years) | 929 | ||
| < 15 | 534 (57) | 24 (6.8) | |
| ≥ 15 | 395 (43) | 27 (7.0) | |
| Mode of HIV infection | 969 | ||
| Vertical | 564 (58) | 24 (6.9) | |
| Behavioral | 405 (42) | 26 (6.9) | |
| In a peer support group | 1003 | ||
| No | 598 (60) | 26 (6.9) | |
| Yes | 405 (40) | 24 (7.0) | |
| Independent in care | 1002 | ||
| No | 15 (1) | 24 (8.3) | |
| *Partial | 67 (7) | 23 (5.7) | |
| Full | 920 (92) | 25 (7) | |
| Ever experienced physical violence | 1011 | ||
| No | 731 (72) | 25 (6.8) | |
| Yes (but not in last 6 months) | 146 (14) | 27 (7.5) | |
| Yes (including last 6 months) | 134 (13) | 27 (6.6) | |
| Ever experienced emotional violence | 1011 | ||
| No | 833 (82) | 25 (6.6) | |
| Yes (but not in last 6 months) | 83 (8) | 27 (8) | |
| Yes (including last 6 months) | 95 (10) | 29 (7.1) | |
| Ever experienced sexual violence | 1011 | ||
| No | 943 (93) | 25 (6.8) | |
| Yes (but not in last 6 months) | 42 (4) | 27 (8.8) | |
| Yes (including last 6 months) | 26 (3) | 30 (7.1) | |
| Ever had sex | |||
| No | 1011 | 364 (36) | 23 (6.1) |
| Yes | 647 (64) | 26 (7.1) | |
| Self-disclosed to family members | 1005 | ||
| No | 467 (46) | 25 (7.2) | |
| Yes | 538 (54) | 26 (6.7) | |
| Self-disclosed to sexual partner | 646 | ||
| No | 318 (49) | 26 (7.1) | |
| Yes | 328 (51) | 27 (7.0) | |
| Self-disclosed to others | 1005 | ||
| No | 840 (84) | 25 (7.0) | |
| Yes | 165 (16) | 25 (7.0) |