Pre-ART retention in care and prevalence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia

Table 5 Sex difference in presenting stage of HIV/AIDS

		Less advanced (%)	Advanced (%)	Total	Significance
All ages	Girls	24 (40.6)	35 (59.3)	59
All ages	Boys	44 (55.6)	35 (44.3)	79
0-4 years	Girls	11 (47.8)	12 (53.2)	23	P > 0.05^a
0-4 years	Boys	22 (59.5)	15 (40.5)	37	P > 0.05^a
5-9 years	Girls	13 (54.2)	11 (45.8)	24	P > 0.05^a
5-9 years	Boys	16 (57.1)	12 (42.9)	28	P > 0.05^a
10-14 years	Girls	0 (0.0)	12 (100.0)	12	P = 0.02^b
10-14 years	Boys	6 (42.9)	8 (57.1)	14	P = 0.02^b

^aChi-square significance test.
^bFisher’s exact test.
Less advanced = Stage I & II combined.
Advanced = Stage III & IV combined.
Sex difference in presenting stage of HIV/AIDS stratified by age group in a cohort of 138 children who initiated pre-ART care during the period 2003–2008.

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