Predictors associated with CD4 cell count changes over time among HIV-infected children on anti-retroviral therapy follow-up in Mekelle General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2019: a retrospective longitudinal study

Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristic of patients who were on ART in Mekelle general hospital, from 2014–2016 (n = 437)

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
WHO clinical stage	Stage-I	73	16.7
	Stage-II	167	38.22
	Stage-III	129	29.52
	Stage-IV	68	15.56
Sex	Male	284	64.99
Sex	Female	153	35.01
Co-infection HIV/TB	No	292	66.82
Co-infection HIV/TB	Yes	147	33.64
Education level	Elementary and below	143	32.72
Education level	Secondary and above	294	67.28
Residence	Urban	286	65.45
Residence	Rural	151	34.55
Functional status	Working	291	66.59
	Ambulatory	98	22.43
	Bedridden	48	10.98
Opportunistic infection	No	160	36.61
Opportunistic infection	Yes	277	63.39
Adverse drug events	No	269	61.56
Adverse drug events	Yes	168	38.44
Age category	< 2 years	43	9.84
	2–5 years	374	85.58
	6–14 years	20	4.577
Adherence level	Good	204	46.68
	Fair	135	30.89
	Poor	98	22.43

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