Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants in Harare City, 2017
From: Virological failure among adolescents on ART, Harare City, 2017- a case-control study
Variable | Category | Cases (%) | Controls (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 54 (53) | 63(62) | 0.20 |
Male | 48(47) | 39(38) | ||
Marital Status | Married | 7(6) | 8 (8) | 0.80 |
Single | 95(94) | 94(92) | ||
Residence | High | 74 (72) | 75 (73) | 0.76 |
Medium | 22 (22) | 22 (22) | 0.78 | |
Low | 6 (6) | 5 (5) | Referent | |
Education | Primary | 16(16) | 15(15) | 0.56 |
Secondary | 76(75) | 73(72) | 0.50 | |
Tertiary | 10(9) | 13(13) | Referent | |
Employment | Informal | 7(7) | 6(6) | 0.42 |
None | 45(45) | 27(26) | 0.16 | |
Student | 48(46) | 65(64) | 0.66 | |
Formal | 2(2) | 4(4) | Referent | |
Religion | Pentecostal | 38 (34) | 31(27) | 0.69 |
Apostolic | 11(11) | 9(9) | 0.79 | |
Orthodox | 21 (22) | 32(33) | 0.20 | |
None | 32(33) | 30(31) | Referent | |
Orphan Status | Double orphan | 40(39) | 26(26) | 0.10 |
Orphan mother | 14(14) | 8(8) | 0.053 | |
Orphan father | 23(22) | 30(30) | 0.82 | |
Not orphan | 25(25) | 38(36) | Referent | |
Living status | Orphanage home | 47(46) | 67(66) | 0.38 |
Other caregivers | 45(44) | 31(30) | 0.07 | |
Living with partner | 8(8) | 3(3) | 0.05 | |
Living with parents | 2(2) | 1(1) | Referent | |
Age in years | Median age | 18(Q1 = 16; Q3 = 19) | 18(Q1 = 16;Q3 = 19) | |
Duration on ART | Median months | 52(Q1 = 28; Q3 = 76) | 41(Q1 = 23;Q3 = 60) | |