Effects of Undernutrition and Predictors on the Survival Status of HIV-Positive Children after Started Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive children attending ART care in selected public health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia, January 1, 2009–December 30, 2020.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Female	384	53.26
Age of children	≥5 years	78	10.81
	6–10	254	35.23
	≥11 years	389	53.96
HIV disclosure status of children	Disclosed	158	21.91
Age of caregivers	≤45 years	244	33.84
Resident	Urban	510	70.74
Marital status of the caregiver	Single	115	15.95
	Married	498	69.07
	Divorced	82	11.37
	Widowed	26	3.61
Family size of caregivers	≤2	227	31.48
	3–5	462	64.08
	≥6	32	4.44
HIV status of caregivers	Positive	550	76.28
	Negative	91	12.62
	Unknown	80	11.10
Religion of caregivers	Orthodox	381	52.84
	Muslim	152	21.08
	Protestant	139	19.28
	Catholics	49	6.80
Occupational status of caregivers	Farmer	99	13.73
	Merchant	337	46.74
	Employer	124	17.20
	Laborer worker	161	22.33
Parental status of children	Both alive	381	52.84
	Paternal orphan	135	18.72
	Maternal orphan	108	14.99
	Both orphaned	97	13.45
Income class of caregiver	First quintile	288	39.94
	Second quintile	123	17.06
	Third quintile	85	11.79
	Fourth quintile	119	16.51
	Fifth quintile	106	14.70