Table 2 Baseline clinical, laboratory and ART information of children on ART at East Gojjam zone public hospitals, Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
Variable | Outcome of the child | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Death n(%) | Censored n(%) | Total n(%) | |
Baseline WHO stage | |||
Stage I | 3 (18.8) | 84 (35.7) | 87 (34.7) |
Stage II | 3 (18.8) | 65 (27.7) | 68 (27.1) |
Stage III | 5 (31.3) | 61 (26.0) | 66 (26.3) |
Stage IV | 5 (31.1) | 25 (10.6) | 30 (12.0) |
CD4 count at baseline | |||
Below threshold | 12 (75) | 174 (77.0) | 178 (73.6) |
Above threshold | 4 (25) | 40 (17.2) | 51 (20.5) |
Hemoglobin level | |||
< 10 mg/dl | 11 (68.8) | 40 (17.2) | 51 (20.5) |
≥ 10 mg/dl | 5 (31.2) | 193 (82.8) | 198 (79.5) |
Functional status for age ≥ 5 years | |||
Working/functional | 2 (28.57) | 130 (68.4) | 132 (67.0) |
Ambulatory | 1 (14.29) | 53 (27.9) | 54 (27.4) |
Bedridden | 4 (57.14) | 7 (3.7) | 11 (5.6) |
Developmental status at baseline for age < 5 years | |||
Appropriate | 6 (66.67) | 34 (75.6) | 40 (74.1) |
Delayed | 2 (22.22) | 7(15.6) | 9 (16.7) |
Regressed | 1 (11.11) | 4(8.9) | 5 (9.3) |
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis | |||
Yes | 5 (31.25) | 178 (75.7) | 183 (72.9) |
No | 11 (68.75) | 57 (24.3) | 68 (27.1) |
Opportunistic infections | |||
Yes | 10 (62.5) | 65 (27.7) | 75 (29.9) |
No | 6 (37.5) | 170 (72.3) | 176 (70.1) |
ART adherence | |||
Good | 8 (50) | 209 (88.9) | 217 (86.5) |
Fair | 2 (12.5) | 17 (7.2) | 19 (7.6) |
Poor | 6 (37.5) | 9 (3.8) | 15 (6.00) |
Drug side effect | |||
Yes | 4 (25) | 57(24.3) | 61 (24.3) |
No | 12 (75) | 178(75.7) | 190 (75.7) |
The regimen changed | |||
Yes | 5 (31.25) | 10 (4.3) | 15 (6.0) |
No | 11 (68.75) | 225 (95.7) | 236 (94.0) |
Weight for height | |||
Normal | 6 (37.5) | 178 (75.7) | 184 (73.3) |
Moderate wasting | 4 (25.0) | 52 (22.1) | 56 (22.3) |
Severe wasting | 6 (37.5) | 5 (2.1) | 11 (4.4) |
Height for age | |||
Normal | 6 (37.5) | 171 (72.8) | 177 (70.5) |
Moderate stunting | 6 (37.5) | 56 (23.8) | 62 (24.7) |
Severe stunting | 4 (25.0) | 8 (3.4) | 12 (4.8) |
Height for age | |||
Normal | 6 (37.5) | 165 (70.2) | 171 (68.1) |
Moderate underweight | 6 (37.5) | 59 (25.1) | 65 (25.9) |
Severe underweight | 4 (25.0) | 11 (4.7) | 15 (6.0) |