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Table 1 Baseline Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

From: The effectiveness of psychoeducation and problem-solving on depression and treatment adherence in adolescents living with HIV in Botswana: an exploratory clinical trial

Variables

Experimental Arm (n = 25)

Control Arm (n = 25)

Statistic

P-value

n

%

n

%

  

Gender

    

χ2

0.136

 Male

11

44.0

6

24.0

  

 Female

14

56.0

19

76.0

  

Age

Median = 18

IQR = 1

Median = 18

IQR = 2

MWU

0.579

Educational Attainment

    

χ2

0.089

 Junior high School and less

9

36.0

15

60.0

  

 Senior high school and above

16

64.0

10

40.0

  

Living arrangement

    

FET

0.221

 Both parents

5

20.0

2

8.0

  

 Single parents and others

20

80.0

23

92.0

  

Perceived support and counseling by the staff

    

χ2

0.152

 Good

17

68.0

12

48.0

  

 Poor

8

32

13

52.0

  

Cognitive screening score

Median = 10

IQR = 4

Median = 11

IQR = 3

MWU

0.143

Age of ART initiation

Median = 13

IQR = 15

Median = 15

IQR = 9

MWU

0.055

Mode of HIV infection

    

χ2

0.083

 Perinatal infection

18

72.0

12

48.0

  

 Behavioral infection

7

28.0

13

52.0

  

Family members living with HIV

    

FET

0.346

 Yes

21

84.0

16

72.7

  

 No

4

16.0

6

27.3

  
  1.  FET- Fisher’s Exact Test; MWU – Mann-Whitney U Test