Factors Associated with HIV Status Disclosure to Orphans and Vulnerable Children Living with HIV: Results from a Longitudinal Study in Tanzania

Table 2

Differences in HIV status disclosure by location and OVC and caregiver characteristics.

	Urban			Rural
	n	%	value	n	%	value
OVC characteristics
Age (in years)			0.398			<0.001
8–10	983	89.28		1259	81.23
11–14	1614	90.67		1988	85.62
15 or above	1753	90.64		1722	86.71
Sex			0.275			0.331
Male	2052	90.84		2377	83.35
Female	2298	89.91		2592	85.26
School enrollment status			0.074			0.049
In school	3579	90.70		3978	85.29
Out of school	771	88.72		991	83.00
Caregiver characteristics
Age (in years)			0.869			0.470
18–30	216	89.63		147	81.67
31–60	3248	90.30		3652	84.85
Above 60	886	90.69		1170	85.15
Sex			0.186			<0.001
Male	886	91.43		1870	87.02
Female	3464	90.07		3099	83.55
Education level			<0.001			<0.001
Never attended	529	85.05		1062	80.95
Primary incomplete	400	88.89		507	84.78
Primary complete	3094	91.46		3279	86.24
Postprimary	327	90.83		121	81.88
Marital status			<0.001			0.796
Never been married	472	92.55		212	82.81
Married/cohabiting	1874	88.86		2846	84.90
Divorced/separated or widowed	1945	91.79		1857	84.99
Others	59	76.62		54	83.08
HIV status			<0.001			<0.001
Positive	2557	92.61		2941	86.02
Negative	1160	88.55		1319	84.93
Unknown	633	85.08		709	80.02