Table 1 Independent variables
Variables | Categorizations of independent variables |
|---|---|
WHO clinical stage | Baseline WHO clinical stage level of children (stage-I, stage-II, stage-III, stage-IV) |
Sex | Sex of child (male, female) |
Co-infection HIV/TB | Co-infection HIV with TB (yes, no) |
Education level | Education level of child (elementary and below, secondary and above) |
Residence | Residence place (urban, rural) |
Functional status | Baseline functional status (working, ambulatory, bedridden) |
Opportunistic infection | Opportunistic infection at ART start (yes, no) |
Adverse drug events | Adverse drug events (yes, no) |
Age category | Age category of child (< 2 years, 2–5 years, 6–14 years) |
Adherence level | Adherence level of medication (good, fair, poor) |
Time | Follow up time points at which CD4 cells count was recorded (in months) |