Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Viral load monitoring and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a pediatric HIV cohort in Ghana
Characteristics | Frequency |
|---|---|
|  | N = 140(%) |
Age group (years) | |
≤5 | 18 (12.85) |
6–12 | 95 (67.86) |
13–17 | 27 (19.29) |
Gender | |
Male | 84 (60Â %) |
Female | 56 (40Â %) |
HIV status of mother | |
Positive | 93 (66.43) |
Negative | 4 (2.86) |
Unknown | 43 (30.71) |
HIV status of father | |
Positive | 34 (24.29) |
Negative | 17 (12.14) |
Unknown | 89 (63.57) |
Caregiver | |
Aunt | 14(10.00) |
Father | 12 (8.57) |
Grandmother | 18 (12.85) |
Mother | 87 (62.14) |
Stepmother | 3 (2.14) |
Uncle | 6 (4.28) |