| | Characteristics of caregivers | Frequency | Percent |
| | Age | | | | 20–30 | 5 | 19.2 | | 31–40 | 10 | 38.5 | | 41–50 | 5 | 19.2 | | 51–60 | 4 | 15.4 | | 61–70 | 1 | 3.9 | | Gender | | | | Male | 2 | 8.0 | | Female | 23 | 92.0 | | Marital status | | | | Single | 6 | 24.0 | | Married | 15 | 60.0 | | Widowed | 3 | 12.0 | | Divorced | 1 | 4.0 | | Employment status | | | | Employed | 5 | 20.0 | | Unemployed | 14 | 56.0 | | Part-time employment | 2 | 8.0 | | Pensioner | 1 | 4.0 | | Schooling | 2 | 8.0 | | Self-employed | 1 | 4.0 | | Highest level of education | | | | Primary | 7 | 28.0 | | Secondary school | 3 | 12.0 | | Completed secondary | 10 | 40.0 | | Tertiary education | 5 | 20.0 | | Relationship to child | | | | Mother | 13 | 52.0 | | Father | 2 | 8.0 | | Grandmother | 4 | 16.0 | | Other relative | 3 | 12.0 | | Foster parent | 3 | 12.0 | | Caregiver HIV Status | | | | Negative | 2 | 8.0 | | Positive | 14 | 56.0 | | Unknown | 9 | 36.4 | | Receiving child support grant | | | | No | 3 | 12.0 | | Yes | 22 | 88.0 |
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