Table 2 Characteristics of children enrolled in care and treatment services by Calendar year

Average number of children enrolled monthly

43.6(7.8)

88.1 (15.8)

91.2 (16.4)

106.5 (19.1)

90.9 (16.3)

74.0 (13.3)

62.2 (11.2)

0.01

Percent of children among total enrollees (total/% children)

(3394) 0.18

(5872) 0.18

(9116) 0.12

(18257) 0.07

(18183) 0.06

(17760) 0.05

(14000) 0.04

<0.01

Male, n (%)

286 (46.8)

501 (47.4)

541 (49.5)

643 (50.3)

532 (48.8)

427 (48.09)

279 (49.8)

0.38

Age, Mean (std)

5.0 (3.9)

3.7 (4.1)

5.5 (4.0)

5.2 (4.2)

5.5 (4.3)

5.7 (4.2)

6.2 (4.3)

<0.01

Age ≥10 years, n (%)

99 (16.3)

133 (12.8)

209 (19.7)

242 (19.1)

240 (22)

216 (24.60)

145 (26.8)

<0.01

Age < 2 years, n (%)

212 (34.9)

574 (55.1)

357 (33.6)

457 (35.9)

380 (34.9)

279 (31.78)

157 (29.)

<0.01

WHO clinical stages III & IV, n (%)

122 (34.9)

306 (45.3)

538 (53.4)

649 (51.5)

556 (51)

446 (50.86)

320 (57.87)

0.03

Proportion with wasting

8 (33.3)

22 (39.3)

235 (34.4)

327 (29.3)

284 (27.6)

233 (29.4)

--

0.01

CD4 cell % (<5 yrs), median (IQR)

16 (9-2)

21 (12-31)

16 (11-21)

17 (12-3)

18 (13-3)

19 (12-26)

18 (14-25)

0.89

CD4 cell count (≥ 5 yrs)

293 (90-574)

320 (122-610)

317 (130-543)

333 (121-565)

357 (134-601)

349 (129-636)

3322 (121-631)

0.09

Proportion with TB history, n (%)

98 (25.32)

38 (14.2)

148 (19.2)

157 (13.4)

131 (12.4)

92 (10.9)

66 (11.8)

<0.01

Percent with TB symptoms, n (%)

57 (13.8)

13 (3.9)

36 (4.2)

75 (6.3)

62 (5.8)

52 (6.1)

38 (6.8)

0.07

Hemoglobin, median (IQR)

9.1 (8.1-10.4)

9.4 (8.4-10.7)

9.5 (8.3-10.6)

9.8 (8.6-11)

9.8 (8.7-11)

10.2 (9-11)

10.3 (9-11)

<0.01

Proportion with OI, n (%)

48 (7.9)

28 (2.7)

163 (14.9)

247 (19.3)

185 (16.9)

122 (13.7)

101 (18.)

<0.01

Proportion with diarrhea, n (%)

67 (15.5)

38 (11.4)

91 (10.5)

142 (11.8)

107 (9.9)

48 (5.6)

49 (9.2)

<0.01

District of enrollment, n (%)

Ilala

252 (42.5)

489 (47.6)

528 (48.8)

580 (45.4)

493 (45.2)

363 (40.9)

237 (42.3)

0.02

Kinondoni

210 (35.4)

298 (29)

301 (27.8)

321 (25.1)

307 (28.1)

289 (32.6)

183 (32.7)

Temeke

131 (22.1)

240 (23.4)

252 (23.3)

377(29.5)

291 (26.7)

236 (26.6)

140 (3)

Season of enrollment

December - March

181 (29.6)

269 (25.5)

333 (30.4)

362 (28.3)

404 (37)

297 (33.5)

224 (4?)

<0.01

April - May

62 (10.2)

191 (18.1)

157 (14.4)

240 (18.8)

177 (16.2)

163 (18.4)

80 (14.3)

June - September

254 (41.6)

366 (34.6)

402 (36.8)

450 (35.2)

349 (31.9)

272 (30.6)

256 (10.9?)

October - November

114 (18.7)

231 (21.9)

202 (18.5)

226 (17.7)

162 (12.7)

156 (17.6)

Level of health facility, n (%)

Hospital

486 (81.9)

706 (68.7)

611 (56.5)

674 (52.7)

526 (48.2)

391 (44.)

206 (36.8)

<0.01

Health Center

95 (16.)

317 (30.9)

470 (43.5)

585 (45.8)

455 (41.7)

371 (41.8)

256 (45.7)

Dispensary

12 (2)

4 (0.4)

0 (0)

19 (1.5)

110 (10.)

126 (14.19)

98 (17.50)