Care Burden and Coping Strategies among Caregivers of Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Method Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics	Frequency, N (%)
Caregivers characteristics
Gender
Male	28 (24.8)
Female	85 (75.2)
Age (years)
18–29	21 (18.6)
30–39	42 (37.2)
≥40	50 (44.2)
Relation to child
Mother	58 (51.3)
Father	20 (17.7)
Others	35 (31.0)
Highest level of education
Primary	65 (57.5)
Secondary	28 (23.0)
Tertiary	11 (9.7)
No formal education	11 (9.7)
Occupation
Formal employment	12 (10.6)
Self-employed	44 (38.9)
Peasant farmer	38 (33.6)
Unemployed	19 (16.8)
Marital status
Single	54 (47.8)
Married	30 (26.5)
Divorced	10 (8.8)
Widowed	19 (16.8)
Children living with HIV/AIDS in household
1 child	94 (83.2)
2 and more	19 (16.8)
Average monthly household income
˂250,000	46 (40.7)
≥250,000	67 (59.3)
Child characteristics
Gender
Male	50 (44.2)
Female	63 (55.8)
Age (years)
5 and below	17 (15.0)
Above 5	96 (85.0)
School attendance
Yes	102 (90.3)
No	11 (9.7)
Duration in HIV care
<10 years	96 (85.0)
≥10 years	17 (15.0)
Health condition since ART
Healthy	89 (78.8)
Sickly	24 (21.2)