Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children enrolled into NAUTH Nnewi paediatric ART programme between 2003 and 2019
From: A 17 year experience of attrition from care among HIV infected children in Nnewi South-East Nigeria
Characteristic (n = 1114) | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 547 (49.1) |
Female | 567 (50.9) |
Age at enrolment | |
< I year | 183 (16.4) |
1 to < 5 years | 423 (38.0) |
5 to < 10 years | 307 (27.6) |
10 to < 15 years | 201 (18.0) |
Clinical stage at enrolment | |
WHO Stage I or II | 397 (35.7) |
WHO stage III or IV | 704 (63.2) |
Not available | 13 (1.2) |
Place of residence | |
Same state ≤15 km from site | 318 (28.5) |
Same state > 15 km from site | 664 (59.6) |
Other states | 132 (11.8) |
Caregiver | |
Parent(s) | 718 (64.5) |
Elder sibling | 201 (18.0) |
Extended family member | 13 (1.2) |
Family friend | 23 (2.1) |
Institutional home | 9 (0.8) |
Not available | 150 (13.5) |
Year of enrolment | |
2003–2005 | 142 (12.7) |
2006–2008 | 394 (35.4) |
2009–2011 | 317 (28.5) |
2012–2014 | 137 (12.3) |
2015–2017 | 76 (6.8) |
2018–2019 | 48 (4.3) |