Table 1 Characteristics of 248 HIV-infected children

Age, years

7.24 years (3.44)

Gender (boys)

56.45%

HIV Staging

   Stage 1 and 2

68.95%

   Stage 3 and 4

31.05%

   Severe immunodeficiency^a

21.77%

CD4 count

582 cells/mm³ (401)

Weight-for-age Z score (WAZ)

-1.98 (1.45)

Height-for-age Z score (HAZ)

-1.71 (1.89)

Underweight (WAZ < -2)

55.24%

Stunting (HAZ < -2)

46.37%

Wasting (weight-for-height Z score < -2)

34.27%

On antiretroviral therapy (ART)

22.58%

Hemoglobin

9.95 g/dl (1.93)

HIV/TB co-infection

21.77%