Parents Support Implementation of HIV Testing and Counseling at School: Cross-Sectional Study with Parents of Adolescent Attending High School in Gauteng and North West Provinces, South Africa
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
Frequency
Percent
Gender (n = 801)
Female
691
86.3
Male
110
13.7
Age category (n = 734)
20–35 years
136
18.5
36–45 years
300
40.9
46–55 years
210
28.6
56–65 years
60
8.2
66–89 years
28
3.8
Marital status (n = 803)
Married
327
40.7
Single
359
44.7
Widowed
71
8.9
Divorced
46
5.7
Education (n = 804)
No schooling
28
3.5
Primary school
42
5.2
Secondary school
324
40.3
Completed grade 12
301
37.4
Tertiary
109
13.6
Relationship to learner (n = 802)
Mother
548
68.3
Father
85
10.6
Grandparent
55
6.9
Aunt
53
6.6
Uncle
9
1.1
Brother
12
1.5
Sister
35
4.4
Guardian
5
0.6
Family structure (n = 801)
Mother alone
331
41.3
Father alone
25
3.1
Mother and father
334
41.7
Grandparents
71
8.8
Other relatives
26
3.3
Older sibling
14
1.8
Employment status (n = 805)
Unemployed
439
54.5
Employed
366
45.5
Monthly income of employed parent (n = 337)
Less than R1000
30
8.9
R1100–2000
62
18.4
R2100–3000
89
26.4
R3100–5000
96
28.5
More than R5000
60
17.8
Source of income of the unemployed parent (n = 406)
