Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and children on ART, TAH, Addis Ababa, 2012

Caregivers’ sex

Male

20 (62.5)

12 (37.5)

0.77

Female

116 (65.2)

62 (34.8)

Caregivers’ age

18-40

83 (63.4)

48 (36.6)

41-65

38 (63.3)

22 (36.7)

66-90

15 (78.9)

4 (21.1)

0.40

Caregivers’ marital status

Single

24 (82.8)

5 (17.2)

Married

48 (61.5)

30 (38.5)

0.09

Widowed/divorced

64 ( 62.1)

39 (37.9)

Caregivers’ religion

Orthodox

97 (66.0)

50 (34.0)

Muslim

21 (61.8)

13 (38.2)

Protestant

18 (62.1)

11 (37.9)

0.85

Caregivers’ education

Illiterate

40 (69.0)

18 (31.0)

Elementary education

53 (65.4)

28 (34.6)

Secondary and above

43 (60.6)

28 (39.4)

0.60

Caregivers’ occupation

House wife

41 (62.1)

25 (37.9)

Employed

25 (69.4)

11 (30.6)

0.82

Daily laborer

38 (62.3)

23 (37.7)

Others‡

32 (68.1)

15 (31.9)

Monthly income of care givers†

<30 USD

100 (64.9)

54 (35.1)

≥30 USD

36 (64.3)

20 (35.7)

0.93

Caregivers’ relation to child

Biological

76 (62.8)

45 (37.2)

Non-biological

60 (67.4)

29 (32.6)

0.49

Age of child

1-5

12 (92.3)

1 (7.7)

6-8

24 (60)

16 (40)

0.09

9-14

100 (63.7)

57 (36.3)

Sex of child

Male

69 (63.3)

40 (36.7)

Female

67 (66.3)

34 (33.7)

0.65

Children knew their HIV status

Yes

63 (70.8)

26 (29.2)

No

73 (57.7)

48 (42.3)

0.11

Received any support

Yes

52 (70.3)

22 (29.7)

No

84 (61.8)

52 (38.2)

0.218