Research Article

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Negative Outcomes of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders among HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents in Uganda: CHAKA Study 2014-2017

Table 2

Characteristics of study participants.

VariableLevelTotal () (%)Children () (%)Adolescents () (%)

Study siteUrban684 (51.1%)419 (49.0%)265 (54.7%)
Rural655 (48.9%)436 (51.0%)219 (45.2%)

SexMale638 (47.7%)412 (48.2%)226 (46.8%)
Female699 (52.3%)442 (51.8%)257 (53.2%)

ReligionChristian1058 (79.0%)672 (78.6%)386 (79.7%)
Muslim273 (20.4%)178 (20.8%)95 (19.6%)
Others/missing8 (0.6%)5 (0.6%)3 (0.6%)

TribeBaganda967 (72.3%)625 (73.2%)342 (70.8%)
Non-Baganda370 (27.7%)229 (26.8%)141 (29.2%)

Child lives withBoth parent354 (26.4%)255 (29.8%)99 (20.4%)
Single parent512 (38.2%)337 (39.4%)175 (36.2%)
Grandparents258 (19.3%)167 (19.5%)91 (18.8%)
Others/missing215 (16.1%)96 (11.2%)119 (24.6%)

Orphan hoodSingle parent orphan446 (34.5%)247 (30.0%)199 (42.2%)
Double parent orphan127 (9.8%)40 (4.9%)87 (18.4%)
Non-orphan721 (55.7%)535 (65.1%)186 (39.4%)

Highest level of education attainedNo formal29 (2.2%)12 (1.4%)17 (3.5%)
Preprimary217 (16.2%)214 (25.2%)3 (0.6%)
Primary954 (71.5%)624 (73.2%)330 (68.3%)
Secondary132 (9.9%)1 (0.1%)131 (27.1%)
Missing3 (0.2%)1 (0.1%)2 (0.4%)

Socioeconomic indexMean(Std)4.4 (1.8)4.2 (1.8)4.8 (1.8)

Socioeconomic index (grouped)0–2194 (14.5%)146 (17.1%)48 (9.9%)
3–4480 (35.8%)328 (38.4%)152 (31.4%)
5–6480 (35.8%)281 (32.9%)199 (41.1%)
7–9185 (13.8%)100 (11.7%)85 (17.6%)

Baseline CD4 counts (cells/μl)<500265 (19.8%)106 (12.4%)159 (32.8%)
≥ 5001060 (79.2%)742 (86.8%)318 (65.7%)
Missing14 (1.0%)7 (0.8%)1 (1.5%)

Child on ART at baseline?Yes1277 (95.4%)818 (95.7%)459 (94.8%)
No62 (4.6%)37 (4.3%)25 (5.2%)