HIV-Positive Status Disclosure and Associated Factors among Children in North Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of caregivers and children in North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2012.

Variables	Frequency	Percent
HIV-positive status of the caregiver
Positive	265	61.9
Negative	112	26.2
Not tested	51	11.9
ART status of caregiver, 𝑛=265
On ART	245	92.5
Before ART	20	7.5
Disclosure of HIV-positive status of the caregiver, 𝑛=265
Yes	229	86.4
No	36	13.6
WHO clinical staging
I	348	81.3
II	42	9.8
III	33	7.7
IV	5	1.2
History of OIs
Yes	344	80.4
No	84	19.6
History of hospitalization
Yes	182	42.5
No	246	57.5
ART status of child
On ART	348	81.3
Before ART	80	18.7