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Table 3 Demographic and other Related Characteristics

From: A cross-sectional study on caregivers’ perspective of the quality of life and adherence of paediatric HIV patients to highly active antiretroviral therapy

Caregiver Age

Frequency

Percentage

  < 30 years

48

25.5

  ≥ 30 years

140

74.5

Care giver Sex

 Male

44

23.4

 Female

144

76.6

Caregiver HIV Status

 Positive

82

43.6

 Negative

44

23.4

 Don’t Know

62

33.0

Caregiver Relationship to Child

 Mother/Father/Siblings

114

60.6

 Close relatives (Grandparents/Aunties/Uncles)

70

37.2

 Neighbour/Relative outside home

4

2.1

Child’s Sex

 Male

102

54.3

 Female

86

45.7

Child’s Age

  < 5 years

116

61.7

  ≥ 5 years

72

38.3

Involved in Nutritional Program

 Yes

143

76.1

 No

45

23.9

Problem with keeping to time of medication

 Yes

118

62.8

 No

70

37.2

When does medicine administration problem occur?

 Mornings

66

35.1

 Evenings

29

15.4

 Weekends

9

4.8

 Weekdays

14

7.5

 Not Applicable

70

37.2

Problems in getting child to take medication

 Yes

107

56.9

 No

81

43.1

Child’s HAART Adherence status

 Adherent

11

5.9

 Non-Adherent

177

94.1