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Table 2 Demographic and other variables with outcome variable

From: Health, schooling, needs, perspectives and aspirations of HIV infected and affected children in Botswana: a cross-sectional survey

Variables

HIV Infected children

HIV Affected children

p-valueb

Sex

N (%)

N (%)

<0.001

 Male

489 (49.7)

94 (36.4)

 Female

495 (50.3)

164 (63.6)

Mean Age (SD)c

11.9 (2.8)

13.9 (2.7)

What do you not like about school?

   

 Stigma, bullying/teasing

4 (36.4)

-

 

 Teacher

3 (27.3)

-

 Other children (poor interaction)

3 (27.3)

-

 School is boring

2 (18.2)

1 (50)

 School is hard

1 (9.1)

-

 Takes me away from caregiver

1 (9.1)

-

 Poor school meals

1 (9.1)

-

 Waking up too early for school

1 (9.1)

1 (50)

Problems faced in school

  

<0.001

 None

214 (22)

97 (37.6)

 

 Poor Grades

488 (50.0)

71 (27.5)

 Health/Illness/poor attendance

239 (24.5)

12 (4.7)

 Inadequate scholastic materials

104 (10.7)

21 (8.1)

 Negative interaction with other children

65 (6.7)

20 (7.8)

 Lack of friends

63 (6.5)

13 (5.0)

 Stigma

57 (5.8)

7 (2.7)

 Lack of fees

50 (5.1)

13 (5.0)

 Bad behaviour (by other children)

17 (1.7)

11 (4.3)

 Disability/impairments

10 (1.0)

0 (0)

 Bad interaction/relationship with teacher

8 (0.8)

12 (4.7)

 Other

26 (2.6)

9 (3.5)

Most important things that you feel could be made better for you at schoola

  

<0.001

 Nothing

188 (19.3)

41 (16.3)

 

 Extra learning support

176 (18.0)

47 (18.7)

 Improve school meals

144 (14.8)

24 (9.6)

 Protection from bullying/teasing/stigma

127 (13.1)

14 (5.6)

 Adequate scholastic materials/uniforms/free education

117 (12.0)

27 (10.8)

 More leisure, entertainment & extracurricular activities

108 (11.1)

24 (9.6)

 Want teachers to show love/care/patience

102 (10.5)

12 (4.8)

 Make structural and other improvements

101 (10.4)

30 (12.0)

 Improve teachers’ attendance/teaching approaches

58 (6.0)

7 (2.8)

 Keep the school environment clean

52 (5.3)

12 (4.8)

 Provide proper HIV AND AIDS education in school

19 (2.0)

14 (5,6)

 Better relationships with other children at school

24 (2.5)

-

 Other

40 (4.0)

38 (15.1)

Are you happy living in your home?

  

0.076

 Very Happy

374 (38.0)

118 (45.7)

 

 Happy

442 (44.9)

101 (39.1)

 Sometimes Happy

107 (10.9)

31 (12.0)

 Unhappy/Sad

51 (5.2)

7 (2.7)

 Very Unhappy

10 (1.0)

1 (0.4)

Name the most two important things that you feel could be made better for you at homea

  

<0.001

 More comfort at home

279 (28.4)

50 (19.4)

 

 Improve meals at home

214 (21.7)

22 (8.5)

 More leisure, entertainment/play at home

189 (19.2)

20 (7.8)

 Nothing (all is fine)

175 (17.8)

74 (28.7)

 Encouragement/support with school work

147 (14.9)

26 (10.1)

 More space and privacy at home

104 (10.6)

20 (7.8)

 Family to show love/care/patience

92 (9.3)

18 (7.0)

 Adequate scholastic materials/uniforms

66 (6.7)

12 (4.7)

 Harmony in the home/family

23 (2.3)

7 (2.7)

 Medication adherence support

18 (1.8)

11 (4.3)

 Keep home environment clean

17 (1.7)

-

 Other

29 (2.9)

32 (12.4)

People who are easy to talk to when in case of problems or worrya

  

<0.001

 Mother

488 (50)

134 (52.0)

 

 Aunts

109 (11)

30 (11.6)

 Sisters

59 (6)

38 (14.7)

 Friend

44 (4)

26 (10.0)

 Teacher

36 (3.6)

18 (7.0)

 Cousin

17 (1.7)

16 (6.2)

 Father

42 (4)

16 (6.2)

 Brother

24 (2.4)

14 (5.4)

 Grandmother

76 (7.7)

12 (4.6)

 No one, keep to myself

70 (7.1)

8 (3.1)

 Grandfather

20 (2)

4 (1.6)

 Uncle

10 (1)

3 (1.2)

 Other

24 (2.4)

6 (2.3)

  1. Note: aMultiple responses allowed. Values in brackets are percentages of frequency of responses divided number respondents. bchi-square p-value; cnormal p-value