Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-infected children in the ART clinic in Macha, Zambia (2007 to 2008)
From: Barriers to the care of HIV-infected children in rural Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis
| Â | Total (n = 192) | Not on ART (n = 138) | On ART (n = 54) |
|---|---|---|---|
Child | Â | Â | Â |
   Median age in years (IQR) a | 3.5 (1.9, 7.4) | 3.3 (1.8, 6.7) | 4.5 (2.7, 8.6) |
   Male (%) a | 91 (47) | 55 (40) | 36 (67) |
Parents | Â | Â | Â |
   Status (%) |  |  |  |
Both alive | 121 (65) | 94 (69) | 27 (54) |
Mother deceased | 26 (14) | 20 (15) | 6 (12) |
Father deceased | 19 (10) | 11 (8) | 8 (16) |
Both deceased | 20 (11) | 11 (8) | 9 (18) |
Primary Caregiver | Â | Â | Â |
   Relationship to child (%) |  |  |  |
Mother/father | 139 (74) | 104 (76) | 35 (70) |
Grandparent | 28 (15) | 17 (12) | 11 (22) |
Aunt/uncle | 14 (7) | 11 (8) | 3 (6) |
Sibling | 3 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (2) |
Other | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) |
   Median age (IQR) b | 35.8 (30.3, 43.6) | 35.5 (29.2, 43.6) | 38.0 (33.3, 43.5) |
   Education (%) b |  |  |  |
None | 8 (5) | 5 (4) | 3 (7) |
Primary | 98 (56) | 75 (58) | 23 (52) |
Secondary | 64 (37) | 46 (35) | 18 (41) |
Higher | 4 (2) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) |
   Household SES (%) |  |  |  |
≤25th percentile | 131 (70) | 97 (71) | 34 (68) |
26-50th percentile | 48 (26) | 33 (24) | 15 (30) |
51-75th percentile | 7 (4) | 6 (4) | 1 (2) |
76-100th percentile | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Travel to ART clinic | Â | Â | Â |
Median distance in km IQR) | 28 (18-45) | 28 (17-45) | 30 (18-42) |