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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers and their children in urban health facilities in Dire Dawa, 2020 (n = 272)

From: Antiretroviral therapy non-adherence among children living with HIV in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

Variables

Total

Cases (n = 78)

Controls (n = 194)

Chi2

(df)

P-value

 

N (%)

N (%)

   

Caregivers’ characteristics

   

Age in years

23–34

45 (16.5)

17(21.8)

28(14.4)

3.36 (2)

0.186

 

35–44

124 (45.6)

37(47.4)

87(44.9)

   

45+

103 (37.9)

24(30.8)

79(40.7)

   

Sex

Male

76 (27.9)

20 (25.6)

56 (28.9)

0.29 (1)

0.592

 

Female

196 (72.1)

58 (74.4)

138(71.1)

   

Marital status

Married

127 (46.7)

37 (47.4)

90 (46.4)

0.52 (3)

0.915

 

Divorce

43 (15.8)

11 (14.1)

32 (16.5)

   

Widowed

75 (27.6)

21 (26.9)

54 (27.8)

   

Others

27 (9.9)

9 (11.5)

18 (9.3)

   

Education

No formal education

113 (41.5)

39 (50.0)

74 (38.1)

4.41 (2)

0.110

 

Grade 1–8

65 (23.9)

19 (24.4)

46 (23.7)

   

Grade 9–12+

94 (34.6)

20 (25.6)

74 (38.1)

   

Relationship with child

Biological parent

226 (83.1)

65(83.3)

161(83.0)

0.01 (1)

0.945

 
 

Non-biological parent

46 (16.9)

13(16.7)

33(17.0)

   

HIV status

Positive

239 (87.9)

71 (91.0)

168(86.6)

1.02 (1)

0.312

 

Negative

33 (12.1)

7 (9.0)

26(13.4)

   

Current substance use

Yes

110 (40.4)

46 (59.0)

64 (33.0)

15.60 (1)

< 0.001

 

No

162 (59.6)

32 (41.0)

130 (67.0)

   

Variables

Total

Cases (n = 78)

Controls (n = 194)

Chi2

(df)

P-value

Children’s characteristics

  

Age in years

6–9

39 (14.3)

22(28.2)

17(8.8)

17.94 (2)

< 0.001

10–14

116 (42.7)

31(39.7)

85(43.8)

  

15–17

117 (42.0)

25(32.1)

92(47.4)

  

Sex

Male

119 (43.8)

29(37.2)

90(46.4)

1.92 (1)

0.166

Female

153 (56.3)

49(62.8)

104(53.6)

  

Education

Not going to school

26 (9.6)

16(20.5)

10 (5.2)

16.52 (2)

< 0.001

Primary(1–8)

159 (58.5)

44 (56.4)

115 (59.3)

  

Secondary (9–12)

87 (32.0)

18(23.1)

69 (35.6)

  

HIV disclosure status

Yes

168 (61.8)

28(35.9)

140(72.2)

30.99 (1)

< 0.001

No

104 (38.2)

50(64.1)

54(27.8)

  

Orphan status

Not orphaned

238 (87.5)

66 (84.6)

172 (88.7)

0.832 (1)

0.362

 

Orphaned

34 (12.5)

12 (15.4)

22 (11.3)

  

Average family income (ETB)

500–2499

156 (57.4)

43 (55.1)

113 (58.3)

0.957 (2)

0.620

2500–4999

94 (34.6)

30 (38.5)

64 (33.0)

  

≥ 5000

22 (8.1)

5 (6.1)

17 (8.8)

  
  1. chi2 (df) = chi-square degree of freedom; HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus. ETB = Ethiopian Birr