Baseline characteristics
| Institutional care (n=783) | Family based (n=1069) | Street based (n=79) | Total (N=1931) | |
| Age (mean±SD) | 12.9±2.23 | 13±2.4 | 15±2.52 | 13±2.37 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 354 (45.2%) | 555 (51.9%) | 18 (22.8%) | 927 (48.01%) |
| Male | 429 (54.8%) | 514 (48.1%) | 61 (77.2%) | 1004 (51.99%) |
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| HIV status | ||||
| HIV negative | 748 (95.5%) | 1051 (98.3%) | 78 (98.7%) | 1877 (97.2%) |
| HIV positive | 35 (4.5%) | 18 (1.7%) | 1 (1.3%) | 54 (2.8%) |
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Orphan status | ||||
| Double orphan | 646 (82.5%) | 347 (32.5%) | 57 (72.2%) | 1050 (54.38%) |
| Maternal orphan | 45 (5.7%) | 101 (9.4%) | 3 (3.8%) | 149 (7.72%) |
| Paternal orphan | 41 (5.2%) | 460 (43%) | 11 (13.9%) | 512 (26.51%) |
| Non-orphan | 51 (6.5%) | 161 (15.1%) | 8 (10.1%) | 220 (11.39%) |
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Time in care at baseline | ||||
| <6 months | 39 (5%) | 9 (0.8%) | 8 (10.1%) | 56 (2.9%) |
| 6 months–2 years | 101 (12.9%) | 14 (1.3%) | 18 (22.8%) | 133 (6.89%) |
| 2–5 years | 261 (33.3%) | 99 (9.3%) | 25 (31.6%) | 385 (19.94%) |
| >5 years | 331 (42.3%) | 148 (13.8%) | 11 (13.9%) | 490 (25.38%) |
| All his/her life | 32 (4.1%) | 793 (74.2%) | 6 (7.6%) | 831 (43.03%) |
| Missing | 19 (2.4%) | 6 (0.6%) | 11 (13.9%) | 36 (1.86%) |
Data presented as mean±SD or frequencies (%) for continuous and categorical characteristics, respectively.