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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the pediatric patients enrolled in care and treatment clinics

From: Time trends of baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of HIV infected children enrolled in care and treatment service in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

N (%) or median (IQR)

Number of Children

6579

Proportion children among enrollee

14

Male, n (%)

3209 (48.78)

Age, Mean (sd)

5.2 (4.2)

Age ≥10 years, n (%)

1284 (19.52)

Age < 2 years, n (%)

2416 (37.23)

WHO clinical stages III & IV, n (%)

2937 (50.61)

Proportion with wasting at enrollment (n = 6806)

1109 (29.93)

CD4 cell %, median (IQR) (<5 yrs) n = 3219

18 (12–26)

CD4 cell count (≥5 yrs) n = 3271

330 (125–586)

Proportion with TB history, n (%)

730 (14.54)

Proportion with TB current, n (%)

333 (6.38)

Hemoglobin, median (IQR)

9.8 (8.6-11)

Proportion with diarrhea, n (%)

542 (10.21)

Proportion with OI

894(13.59)

District of enrollment, n (%)

 

Ilala

2942 (45.14)

Kinondoni

1909 (29.29)

Temeke

1667 (25.58)

Season of the year

 

December - March

1070 (16.26)

April - May

1091 (16.58)

June - September

2070 (31.46)

October - November

2348 (35.69)

Level of health facility, n (%)

 

Hospital

3600 (55.23)

Health Center

2549 (39.11)

Dispensary

369 (5.66)

Year of enrollment, n (%)

 

2004/05

611 (9.29)

2006

1057 (16.07)

2007

1094 (16.63)

2008

1278 (19.43)

2009

1091 (16.58)

2010

888 (13.50)

2011

560 (8.51)