Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of under-five children on ART in Oromia ‘liyu’ Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia 2020
Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal history of PMTCT | Yes | 226 (60.11%) |
No | 150 (39.89%) | |
Baseline Nutritional status | Severe malnutrition | 38 (10.11%) |
Moderate malnutrition | 138 (36.97%) | |
Normal nutritional status | 199 (52.93%) | |
History of OI’s during follow up | Yes | 150 (39.89%) |
No | 226 (60.11%) | |
Adherence status (child) | Good | 280 (74.47%) |
Fair | 68 (18.09%) | |
Poor | 28 (7.45%) | |
Baseline WHO staging | Mild stages | 284 (75.53%) |
Advanced stages | 92 (24.47%) | |
Baseline CD4 count | Below threshold | 68 (22.74%) |
Above threshold | 231 (77.26%) | |
Baseline hemoglobin | < 11 mg/dl | 109 (28.99%) |
≥ 11 mg/dl | 267 (71.01%) | |
Cotrimoxalzole prophylaxis | Yes | 258 (68.62%) |
No | 118 (31.38%) | |
INH prophylaxis | Yes | 226 (60.11%) |
No | 150 (39.89%) |