Magnitude and associated factors of virological failure among children on ART in Bahir Dar Town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the caregivers and study participants in Bahir Dar Town, North western Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 399)

Variables	Category	Frequency(n)	Percentage (%)
Age	0–5 years	157	39.3
	6–9 years	147	36.8
	10–15 years	95	23.8
Sex	Female	194	48.6
Sex	Male	205	51.4
Place of residence	Bahir Dar	327	82.0
Place of residence	Outside of Bahir Dar	72	18.0
Type of health facility	Hospital	249	62.4
Type of health facility	Health centers	150	37.6
Age of caregivers	20–40 years	320	80.2
Age of caregivers	> 40 years	79	19.8
Caregivers occupation (n = 380)	Government employed	85	21.3
	Housewife	129	32.3
	Merchant	96	24.1
	Daily laborer	37	9.3
	Others	33	8.3
Parent status	Both alive	256	64.2
	Mother died but, father alive	49	12.3
	Father died but, mother alive	53	13.3
	Both died	22	5.5
	Not recorded	19	4.8
Relationship	Parent	364	91.2
	Grandparent	18	4.5
	Others	17	4.3
Caregiver’s HIV Status	Negative	63	15.8
	Positive	303	75.9
	Not recorded	33	8.3
Child’s HIV status disclosure	Disclosed	281	70.4
Child’s HIV status disclosure	Not disclosed	118	29.6

ISSN: 1824-7288