Table 2 Undisclosed HIV status among caregivers by background characteristics in Tanzania, 2017 (n = 59,683)
Variable | % of Caregivers that did not disclose their HIV status % (n) | p value* |
|---|---|---|
Overall | 37.2 (22,186) | – |
Caregiver sex | < 0.001 | |
 Female | 36.0 (15,292) |  |
 Male | 40.2 (6894) |  |
Caregiver age (years) | < 0.001 | |
 18–30 | 33.5 (1450) |  |
 31–60 | 32.9 (12,629) |  |
 61+ | 48.0 (8107) |  |
Caregivers’ marital status | < 0.001 | |
 Married or living together | 36.3 (9530) |  |
 Divorced or separated | 35.1 (2659) |  |
 Never been married | 34.3 (1238) |  |
 Widow/widower | 39.4 (8759) |  |
Caregiver’s education | < 0.001 | |
 Never attended | 47.0 (6858) |  |
 Primary | 34.2 (14,790) |  |
 Secondary+ | 29.9 (538) |  |
Wealth quintile | < 0.001 | |
 Lowest (Q1) | 40.7 (5162) |  |
 Second | 36.8 (4813) |  |
 Middle | 38.9 (4067) |  |
 Fourth | 36.8 (4216) |  |
 Highest (Q5) | 32.9 (3928) |  |
Place of residence | 0.148 | |
 Rural | 37.4 (14,379) |  |
 Urban | 36.8 (7807) |  |
Family member has CHF/TIKA card? | < 0.001 | |
 No | 37.7 (18,645) |  |
 Yes | 34.7 (3541) |  |
Caregiver mentally or physically disabled? | < 0.001 | |
 No | 37.0 (21,159) |  |
 Yes | 41.4 (1027) |  |
Is the household food insecure? | < 0.001 | |
 No | 36.7 (17,821) |  |
 Yes | 39.5 (4365) |  |