Table 2

Educational attainments of the children

Educational statusNo (%)
HIV infected
(n = 13)
No (%)
HIV uninfected
(n = 86)
Statistical analysis
Age appropriate grade* 10 (77)81 (94)χ2 Yates’s correction =  11.08 p<0.001
Receiving special educational support* 9 (69)11 (13)χ2 Yates’s correction =  18.67 p<0.0001
  • Some children received extra support within their appropriate grade at school.