Table 2 Sample characteristics of the adolescents receiving care (N = 558)
Sample characteristic | Adolescents living with HIV (n = 201) | Adolescents perinatally exposed to HIV but uninfected (n = 157) | HIV unexposed/ uninfected adolescents (n = 200) | Whole sample (n = 558) | Statistical difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) or n % | Mean (SD) or n % | Mean (SD) or n % | Mean (SD) or n (%) | ||
Relationship with caregiver [OM = 5] |  |  |  |  |  |
Biological mother | 111 (56.4%) | 124 (78.5%) | 163 (82.3%) | 398 (72.0%) | Â |
Biological father | 21 (10.7%) | 12 (7.6%) | 28 (14.1%) | 61 (11.0%) |  < 0.001 |
Grandparent | 23 (11.7%) | 13 (8.2%) | 00 (0.0%) | 36 (6.5%) | Â |
Another relative | 33 (16.8%) | 8 (5.1%) | 6 (3.0%) | 47 (8.5%) | Â |
Sibling | 9 (4.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.5%) | 11 (2.0%) | Â |
Mean age (years) | 13.8 (1.5) | 13.3 (1.4) | 14.1 (1.6) | 13.7 (1.6) |  < 0.001 |
Adolescent sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 104 (51.7%) | 88 (56.1) % | 104 (52.0%) | 296 (53.1%) | 0.7 |
Mean number of schooling years [OM = 14] | 5.3 (2.2) | 5.3 (2.1) | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.4 (2) | 0.3 |
Grade retention [OM = 4] |  |  |  |  |  |
No | 106 (53.3%) | 102 (65.4%) | 103 (51.8%) | 311 (56.1%) | 0.02 |
Yes | 93 (46.7%) | 54 (34.6%) | 96 (48.2%) | 243 (43.9%) | Â |
Orphan status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Both parents alive | 98 (48.5%) | 96 (60.8%) | 181 (91.4%) | 375 (67.2%) | Â |
One parent alive | 67 (33.2%) | 57 (36.1%) | 17 (8.6%) | 141 (25.3) % |  < 0.001 |
Both parents deceased | 37 (18.3%) | 05 (3.2%) | 00 (0.0%) | 42 (7.5%) | Â |
Mean mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) [OM = 20] | 20.5 (2.9) | 21.1 (2.6) | 21.5 (2.6) | 21.1 (2.8) | 0.001 |
Mean body mass index (BMI) [OM = 18] | 17.3 (2.8) | 17.5 (2.5) | 17.7 (2.2) | 17.5 (2.5) | 0.04 |
Mean head circumference [OM = 18] | 53.2 (1.6) | 53.2 (1.6) | 53.3 (1.7) | 53.3 (1.6) | 0.03 |