Table 1 Descriptive demographics of participants
From: The experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda: a qualitative study
Variable | Frequency |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 3 |
 Female | 15 |
Age | |
 Below 40 | 4 |
 Above 40 | 14 |
 Average age | 44. |
Education | |
 No education | 2 |
 Primary | 9 |
 Secondary | 5 |
 Post-secondary | 2 |
Occupation | |
 Farmer | 5 |
 Seller | 5 |
 Driver | 2 |
 Casual laborer | 1 |
 Caregiver | 1 |
 Hairdresser | 1 |
 Unemployed | 3 |
Relations to child | |
 Father | 3 |
 Mother | 5 |
 Grandmother (biologically related) | 4 |
 Grandmother (unrelated- e.g., step mums, aunties etc) | 6 |
Family size | |
 Range | 3–11 |
 Average family size | 4.7 |
Age of HIV+ child | |
 Range | 5–11 |
 Mean age | 8.8 |