Table 2 Base line characteristics of HIV positive children at ART initiation in public health facilities of Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021(N = 459)
Variables | Categories | Censored, n (%) | Initial regimen change, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Opportunistic infection | Yes | 73(29.92) | 171(70.08) |
No | 71(33.02) | 144(66.98) | |
Functional status) | No or mild limitation | 121(31.84) | 259(68.16) |
Moderate or severe limitation | 23(29.11) | 56(70.89) | |
CD4 count | ≤200 cells/m3 | 19(35.19) | 35(64.81) |
> 200 cells/m3 | 125(30.86|) | 280(69.14) | |
Weight | ≤20 kg | 88(32.47) | 183(67.53) |
> 20 kg | 56(29.79) | 132(70.21) | |
Serum hemoglobin | ≤11 mg/dl | 26(40.63) | 38(59.38) |
> 11 mg/dl | 118(29.87) | 277(70.13) | |
History tuberculosis | Yes | 11(21.15) | 41(78.85) |
No | 133(32.68) | 274(67.32) | |
ART regimen | TDF based | 12(30.00) | 28(70.00) |
ABC based | 35(60.34) | 23(39.66) | |
AZT based | 81(30.34) | 186(69.66) | |
D4T based | 16(17.02) | 78(82.98) | |
Deterioration of WHO clinical stage | Yes | 2(25.00) | 6(75.00) |
No | 142(31.49) | 309(68.51) | |
Adherence | Good | 129(36.54) | 224(63.46) |
Poor/fair | 15(14.15) | 91(85.85) | |
ART regimens | NVP based | 62 (24.41) | 192(75.59) |
EFV based | 55 (31.61) | 119(68.39) | |
DTG based | 5 (83.33) | 1(16.67) | |
LPVr based | 22(88.00) | 3(12.00) | |
Nutritional status | Severe and moderate under nutrition | 55(26.44) | 153(73.56) |
Normal and mild under nutrition | 89(35.46) | 162(64.54) |