Underweight and its associated factors among pediatrics attending HIV Care in South Gondar Zone public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Table 2 Clinical related factors of HIV Positive Pediatrics Attending Care in South Gondar health facilities

Variable	Category	frequency	Percentage
WHO stage	Stage 1	141	37.2
	stage 2	39	10.3
	stage 3	92	24.3
	stage 4	107	28.2
	Total	379	100.0
CD4 level	Below Normal	101	26.6
	In Normal range	278	73.4
	Total	379	100.0
Have recurrent diarrhea	No	245	64.6
	Yes	134	35.4
	Total	379	100.0
Presence of recurrent oral lesion	No	138	36.4
	Yes	241	63.6
	Total	379	100.0
Any comorbid illness in the last month	No	141	37.2
	Yes	238	62.8
	Total	379	100.0
Month on ART	< 60 month	130	34.3
	60 to 120 month	71	18.7
	121 to 180 month	178	47.0
	Total	379	100.0
ART drug adherence level	Good	117	30.9
	Fair	124	32.7
	Poor	138	36.4
	Total	379	100.0
Adherence to nutritional counseling	Yes	289	76.3
	No	90	23.7
	Total	279	100
History of hospital admission	NO	211	55.7
	Yes	168	44.3
	Total	379	100.0
Current weight	Normal weight	273	62.0
	Under weight	106	28.0
	Total	379	100.0

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