Table 1 Socio-demographic, baseline clinical, nutritional, and laboratory, ART and medication-related characteristics children on ART at Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 461)
Characteristics | Frequency(n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
< 5 | 135 | 29.28 |
5–9 | 159 | 34.43 |
10–14 | 167 | 36.23 |
Sex | ||
Female | 193 | 41.87 |
Male | 268 | 58.13 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 135 | 29.28 |
Urban | 326 | 70.72 |
Educational Status of the caregiver | ||
No formal education | 153 | 33.19 |
Primary | 168 | 36.44 |
Secondary | 73 | 15.84 |
Tertiary (College & above) | 67 | 14.53 |
Marital status of the caregiver | ||
Married | 253 | 54.88 |
Unmarried | 95 | 20.61 |
Divorced | 76 | 16.49 |
Widowed | 37 | 8.03 |
CD4 cell count (n = 461) | ||
Above threshold | 366 | 79.29 |
Below threshold | 95 | 20.61 |
Anemia (n = 461) | ||
No | 387 | 83.95 |
Yes | 74 | 16.05 |
Wasting (n = 461) | ||
No | 319 | 69.2 |
Yes | 142 | 30.8 |
Stunting (n = 461) | ||
No | 237 | 51.41 |
Yes | 224 | 48.59 |
Presence of Opportunistic infections other than tuberculosis (n = 461) | ||
No | 371 | 80.48 |
Yes | 90 | 19.52 |
Presence of Tuberculosis infections (n = 461) | ||
No | 428 | 92.84 |
Yes | 33 | 7.16 |
WHO Clinical staging | ||
Stage I | 285 | 61.82 |
Stage II | 92 | 19.96 |
Stage III | 58 | 12.58 |
Stage IV | 26 | 5.64 |
ART drug adherence level | ||
Good | 325 | 70.5 |
Fair | 74 | 16.05 |
Poor | 62 | 13.45 |
TPT taken | ||
Yes | 294 | 63.77 |
No | 167 | 36.23 |
CPT taken | ||
Yes | 379 | 82.21 |
No | 82 | 17.79 |
ART side effect | ||
No | 362 | 65.51 |
Yes | 159 | 34.49 |
Initiated ART within seven days | ||
Yes | 268 | 52.93 |
No | 217 | 47.07 |