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

Table 4

Proportion of OVC in a household with multiple OVCLHIV who all had their HIV status disclosed to them by their caregivers with different characteristics.

Caregiver characteristics	Proportion (%)	value
Age (in years)		0.148
18–30	90.12
31–60	94.40
Above 60	95.45
Sex		<0.001
Male	91.11
Female	95.76
Education level		0.006
Never attended	92.49
Primary incomplete	98.13
Primary complete	94.22
Postprimary	98.32
Marital status		0.012
Never been married	97.78
Married/cohabiting	93.23
Divorced/separated or widowed	95.49
Others	90.00
HIV status		0.820
Negative	94.01
Positive	94.67
Unknown	94.48