Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of ALWHIV by mode of infection
From: Psychiatric disorders in adolescents living with HIV in Botswana
Characteristics | CIA N = 399 N (%) | BIA N = 223 N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 17.42 (1.80) | 18.22 (1.01) | < 0.01 |
Gender | 0.843 | ||
Male | 218 (54.6) | 120 (53.8) | |
Female | 181 (45.4) | 103 (46.2) | |
Religion* | 0.961 | ||
Christianity | 318 (79.9) | 178 (80.2) | |
African traditional religion | 11 (2.8) | 6 (2.7) | |
No religion | 61 (15.3) | 32 (14.4) | |
Others | 8 (2.1) | 6 (2.8) | |
Frequency of religious participation* | 0.198 | ||
Regular | 81 (20.5) | 55 (25.0) | |
Rarely or never | 314 (79.5) | 165 (75.0) | |
Type of caregiver | 0.394 | ||
Single parent | 253 (63.4) | 149 (66.8) | |
Both parent | 146 (36.6) | 74 (33.2) | |
Highest level of Education* | 0.122 | ||
Primary | 15.4% | 10.0% | |
Secondary | 45.3% | 51.4% | |
Post-secondary | 39.2% | 38.6% | |
Paternal orphaned | 0.026 | ||
Yes | 76 (19.5) | 61 (27.4) | |
No | 316 (79.2) | 162 (72.6) | |
Maternal orphaned | 0.011 | ||
Yes | 124 (31.1) | 48 (21.1) | |
No | 275 (68.9) | 175 (78.5) | |
Double orphaned | 0.458 | ||
Yes | 76 (19.0) | 48 (21.5) | |
No | 323 (81.0) | 175 (78.5) | |
Counselling by care providers | 0.859 | ||
Poor | 105 (26.4) | 57 (25.8) | |
Good | 292 (73.6) | 164 (74.2) | |
Clinic attendance | |||
Poor | 33 (8.3) | 27 (12.2) | 0.116 |
Good | 364 (91.7) | 194 (87.8) | |
Feelings about status* | < 0.01 | ||
Difficulty in accepting status | 85 (23.9) | 109 (50.0) | |
Has accepted status | 271 (76.1) | 109 (50.0) | |
Viral load* | 0.260 | ||
Below 400 copies | 289 (75.5%) | 151 (71.2%) | |
400 copies and above | 94 (24.5%) | 61 (28.8%) |