Table 1 Characteristics of Antiretroviral-naïve children (1 January 2003 – 30 November 2007)
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Number ever enrolled in HIV care | 1205 |
Sex | |
- Female | 638 (53.0%) |
Age at time of enrolment | |
- < 3 years | 398 (33.0%) |
- 3 – 5 years | 371 (30.8%) |
- 6 – 8 years | 231 (19.2%) |
- 9 – 14 years | 205 (17.0%) |
- Median age in years (IQR a) | 4.88 (2.0–7.8) |
Length of time in program (years) | |
- Average | 1.28 |
- Median | 0.95 |
- IQR | 0.2–2.1 |
Number initiated on HAARTb | 657 (54.5%) |
Age when started HAART | |
- < 3 years | 147 (22.4%) |
- 3 – 5 years | 204 (31.1%) |
- 6 – 8 years | 153 (23.3%) |
- 9 – 14 years | 153 (23.3%) |
- Median age in years (IQR) | 5.50 (3.2–8.7) |
Sex of patients placed on HAART | |
- Female | 327 (49.8%) |
Length of time on HAART (years) | |
- Average | 1.47 |
- Median | 1.36 |
- IQR | 0.6–2.2 |
Outcomes of patients on HAART on 30 November 2007: | 657 |
- On treatment and followed | 452 (68.8%) |
- Dead | 32 (4.9%) |
- Transferred out | 106 (16.1%) |
- Lost to follow up (did not attend clinics since 1 August 07) | 67 (10.2%) |
Number switched to second line therapy | 7 (1.1%) |