Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of TB/HIV co-infected children attending ART clinics of selected public hospitals in SNNPR, Ethiopia, from January 2009 to December 2019

Age

< 1

18 (6.3)

17 (94.4)

1 (5.6)

1.79

0.61

1-5

78 (27.5)

68 (87.2)

10 (12.8)

6-10

136 (47.9)

116 (85.3)

20 (14.7)

11-15

52 (18.3)

48 (92.3)

4 (7.7)

Sex

Male

137 (48.2)

121 (87.1)

19 (12.9)

0.00

0.95

Female

147 (51.8)

128 (88.3)

16 (11.7)

Age of care giver

15-24

40 (14.1)

36 (90)

4 (10)

2.70

0.44

25-34

133 (46.8)

114 (85.7)

19 (14.3)

35-44

82 (28.9)

74 (90.2)

8 (9.8)

> 44

29 (10.2)

25 (86.2)

4 (13.8)

Child lives with

Parents

239 (84.2)

210 (97.9)

29 (12.1)

5.46

0.14

Guardian

17 (6)

16 (94.1)

1 (5.9)

Orphan

9 (3.2)

6 (66.7)

3 (33.3)

Others

19 (6.7)

17 (89.5)

2 (10.5)

Child care giver

Mother

186 (65.5)

162 (87.1)

24 (12.9)

2.85

0.58

Father

35 (12.3)

30 (85.7)

5 (14.3)

Step parent

11 (3.9)

10 (90.9)

1 (9.1)

Sibling

17 (6)

17 (100)

0 (0)

Others

35 (12.3)

30 (85.7)

5 (14.7)

Mother HIV status

Positive

223 (77.8)

191 (85.7)

32 (14.3)

3.30

0.19

Negative

3 (1.1)

3 (100)

0 (0)

Unknown

58 (20.4)

55 (94.8)

3 (5.2)

Care giver HIV status

Positive

212 (74.6)

183 (86.3)

29 (13.7)

2.15

0.34

Negative

28 (9.9)

27 (96.4)

1 (3.6)

Unknown

44 (15.5)

39 (88.6)

5 (11.4)