Research Article
Insights into Adherence among a Cohort of Adolescents Aged 12–20 Years in South Africa: Reported Barriers to Antiretroviral Treatment
Table 1
Demographics at study enrolment.
| | | All | TLC | EC |
| | Gender; (%) | | | | | Male | 55 (43.7) | 6 (31.6) | 49 (45.8) | | Female | 71 (56.3) | 13 (68.4) | 58 (54.2) | | Age (years); median (IQR) | 15 (13–18) | 18 (18-19) | 15 (13–17) | | Age group; (%) | | | | | 12–14 | 54 (42.9) | 2 (10.5) | 52 (48.6) | | 15–17 | 34 (27.0) | 2 (10.5) | 32 (29.9) | | 18–20 | 38 (30.2) | 15 (78.9) | 23 (21.5) | | Nationality; (%) | | | | | South African | 120 (95.2) | 18 (94.7) | 102 (95.3) | | Foreign | 6 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) | 5 (4.7) | | Highest school level; (%) | | | | | Secondary | 48 (41.4) | 9 (64.3) | 39 (38.2) | | Primary | 68 (58.6) | 5 (35.7) | 63 (61.8) | | Dwelling type; (%) | | | | | Informal | 17 (13.5) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (15.9) | | Formal | 95 (75.4) | 18 (94.7) | 77 (72.0) | | Care facility | 14 (11.1) | 1 (5.3) | 13 (12.1) | | Number in household; median (IQR) | 4 (3-6) | 3 (2–6) | 5 (3–7) | | caregiver type; (%) | | | | | Mother | 66 (52.4) | 11 (57.9) | 55 (51.4) | | Granny | 19 (15.1) | 5 (26.3) | 14 (13.1) | | Aunt | 20 (15.9) | 1 (5.3) | 19 (17.8) | | Children’s home | 13 (10.3) | 1 (5.3) | 12 (11.2) | | Other | 8 (6.3) | 1 (5.3) | 7 (6.5) | | Caregiver employed; (%) | | | | | Yes | 79 (62.7) | 13 (68.4) | 66 (61.7) | | No | 34 (27.0) | 6 (31.6) | 28 (26.2) | | Time on ART (years); median (IQR) | 6.3 (2.7–8.4) | 1.2 (0.5–1.6) | 6.8 (4.9–8.5) |
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Care facility included children’s home, hospice, or shelter.
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