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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 29,531 children enrolled into HIV care services between 2011 and 2014

From: Pediatric HIV care and treatment services in Tanzania: implications for survival

  

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total

Total (row %)

 

8028 (27.2%)

6727 (22.8%)

7171 (24.3%)

7605 (25.8%)

29,531 (100%)

Sex

Male

3913 (48.7%)

3262 (48.5%)

3418 (47.7%)

3711 (48.8%)

14,304 (48.4%)

Female

4115 (51.3%)

3465 (51.5%)

3753 (52.3%)

3894 (51.2%)

15,227 (51.6%)

WHO stage

Stage I

2083 (25.9%)

1732 (25.7%)

1685 (23.5%)

1713 (22.5%)

7213 (24.4%)

Stage II

2417 (30.1%)

1838 (27.3%)

1934 (27.0%)

2045 (26.9%)

8234 (27.9%)

Stage III

2420 (30.1%)

2240 (33.3%)

2686 (37.5%)

3044 (40.0%)

10,390 (35.2%)

Stage IV

917 (11.4%)

805 (12.0%)

768 (10.7%)

706 (9.3%)

3196 (10.8%)

Missing

191 (2.4%)

112 (1.7%)

98 (1.4%)

97 (1.3%)

498 (1.7%)

Weight, kg

<10

2121 (26.4%)

1850 (27.5%)

1845 (25.7%)

1850 (24.3%)

7666 (26.0%)

10- < 20

3129 (39.0%)

2542 (37.8%)

2855 (39.8%)

3003 (39.5%)

11,529 (39.0%)

20- < 30

1582 (19.7%)

1316 (19.6%)

1442 (20.1%)

1532 (20.1%)

5872 (19.9%)

> = 30

934 (11.6%)

814 (12.1%)

801 (11.2%)

933 (12.3%)

3482 (11.8%)

Missing

262 (3.3%)

205 (3.0%)

228 (3.2%)

287 (3.8%)

982 (3.3%)

CD4 cell count, cells/mm3

<50

488 (6.1%)

467 (6.9%)

460 (6.4%)

330 (4.3%)

1745 (5.9%)

50–199

627 (7.8%)

688 (10.2%)

710 (9.9%)

681 (9.0%)

2706 (9.2%)

> = 200

1404 (17.5%)

1444 (21.5%)

1472 (20.5%)

1444 (19.0%)

5764 (19.5%)

Missing

5509 (68.6%)

4128 (61.4%)

4529 (63.2%)

5150 (67.7%)

19,316 (65.4%)

CD4 percentage, %

<25

63 (0.8%)

21 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

84 (0.3%)

> = 25

20 (0.2%)

4 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

24 (0.1%)

Missing

7945 (99.0%)

6702 (99.6%)

7171 (100.0%)

7605 (100.0%)

29,423 (99.6%)

Measurement of CD4 count or percent

Have at least one

2577 (32.1%)

2619 (38.9%)

2642 (36.8%)

2455 (32.3%)

10,293 (34.9%)

Missing both

5451 (67.9%)

4108 (61.1%)

4529 (63.2%)

5150 (67.7%)

19,238 (65.1%)

Facility type

Dispensary

815 (10.2%)

929 (13.8%)

1206 (16.8%)

1477 (19.4%)

4427 (15.0%)

Health centre

2395 (29.8%)

2129 (31.6%)

2418 (33.7%)

2750 (36.2%)

9692 (32.8%)

Hospital

4366 (54.4%)

3354 (49.9%)

3297 (46.0%)

3155 (41.5%)

14,172 (48.0%)

Other

437 (5.4%)

301 (4.5%)

224 (3.1%)

199 (2.6%)

1161 (3.9%)

Missing

15 (0.2%)

14 (0.2%)

26 (0.4%)

24 (0.3%)

79 (0.3%)