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Table 1 Profile of OVC

From: Understanding the association between caregiver sex and HIV infection among orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania: learning from the USAID Kizazi Kipya project

Variable

Number of OVC (n)

Percent of OVC (%)

OVERALL

39,578

100.0

OVC HIV status

Negative

36,776

92.9

Positive

2802

7.1

Caregiver sex

 Female

29,401

74.3

 Male

10,177

25.7

Caregiver age group (in years)

 18—29

2280

5.8

 30—39

9283

23.5

 40—49

11,571

29.2

 50—59

6847

17.3

 60+

9597

24.2

 Mean = 48.7, SD = 14.1, Median = 46, Min = 18, Max = 110

–

–

Caregiver marital status

 Married or living together

17,833

45.1

 Divorced or separated

5061

12.8

 Never married (single)

2584

6.5

 Widowed

14,100

35.6

Family size

 2–3 people

9440

23.9

 4–13 people

29,944

75.7

 ≥ 14 people

194

0.5

Caregiver mentally or physically disabled?

 No

37,967

95.9

 Yes

1611

4.1

OVC sex

 Female

20,304

51.3

 Male

19,274

48.7

OVC age group (in years)

 0—4

5217

13.2

 5—9

10,457

26.4

 10—14

12,261

31.0

 15—19

11,643

29.4

 Mean = 10.9, SD = 5.0. Median = 11, Min = 0, Max = 19

–

–

Caregiver HIV status

 Negative

21,818

55.1

 Positive

10,398

26.3

 Undisclosed

7362

18.6

Wealth Quintile

 Lowest (Q1)

10,842

27.4

 Second

5348

13.5

 Middle

6794

17.2

 Fourth

7575

19.1

 Highest (Q5)

9019

22.8

Caregiver education

 Never attended

7676

19.4

 Primary

30,569

77.2

 Secondary or higher

1333

3.4

OVC nutritional status (MUAC)

 Green (healthy)

23,156

58.5

 Yellow (moderately malnourished)

1416

3.4

 Red (severely malnourished)

144

0.4

 Unknown

14,862

37.6

Household member(s) has health insurance card

 Yes

5813

14.7

 No

33,765

85.3

Place of residence

 Rural

21,585

54.5

 Urban

17,993

45.5