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Table 2 Caregiver and family characteristics for 99 HIV-1-infected children at baseline

From: Medication diaries do not improve outcomes with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Kenyan children: a randomized clinical trial

Characteristic

Diary arm

n = 53

Control arm

n = 46

p-value

 

Median or No

IQR or %

Median or No

IQR or %

 

Age yrs

29

25, 34

33

27, 37

0.08

Sex, female

45

85

37

80

0.41

Education yrs

10

8, 12

10

8, 12

0.88

Married

31

58

27

59

0.44

Relationship to child:

     

Mother

Parent

40

46

76

86

28

35

61

76

0.19

0.96

Lost one parent

Lost both parents

13

4

25

8

14

2

30

4

0.51

0.50

Shared toilet

44

83

30

65

0.06

Disclosed to relatives

17

32

19

41

0.34

Disclosed to father

28

53

23

50

0.78

Parent used ARV beforea

1

2

10

22

0.001

Parent tested for HIVa

26

49

20

44

0.96

  1. a Data from 19 parents in diary and 24 in control arms respectively
  2. IQR: Interquartile range, ARV: antiretroviral