Table 1 Participant demographics and correlates of emotional distress among adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (ALPHIV)

Age, Mean (SD)

14.95 (2.57)

0.12 (0.23)^a

Sex

 Boy

60

1.43 (0.15)^b

 Girl

40

Education

 Enrolled

82

0.995 (0.32)^b

 Drop-out

18

Living arrangements

1.78 (0.41)^c

 Nuclear family

67

 Joint family

17

 Others (with guardians)

16

Feeling of having sickness

 Yes

24

1.39 (0.17)^b

 No

76

Awareness of having a chronic illness

 Yes

69

1.67 (0.09)^b

 No

31

Awareness of HIV status

 Yes

52

0.23 (0.82)^b

 No

48

ART Use

 Yes

87

− 1.82 (0.07)^b

 No

13

Perceived different from peers

 Yes

17

2.76 (0.006)^b

 No

83

Study variables

Mean (SD)

Test-statistic (p-value)

 Body Image

11.44 (4.73)

0.46 (< 0.0001)^a

 Anger

26 (8.61)

0.49 (< 0.0001)^a

 Adolescent parent communication (APC)

15.93 (6.77)

− 0.03 (0.77)^a

 Adolescent parent relationship (APR)

20.65 (5.70)

− 0.24 (0.01)^a

 Hypervigilance

7.70 (3.96)

0.47 (< 0.0001)^a

 Parental Control (PC)

7.71 (4.31)

0.35 (< 0.0001)^a