Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among HIV-Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Pastoral Community, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Pre-ART nutritional status of study participants by anemia status of HIV-infected children aged 6 months to 15 years, in the Afar region, Ethiopia, 2018.
Variable
Category
Anemia status
value
Yes, n (%)
No, n (%)
Total, n (%)
Underweight
Yes
18 (32.7)
11 (23.4)
29 (28.4)
0.298
No
37 (67.3)
36 (76.6)
73 (71.6)
Underweight classification (n = 29)
Moderate
11 (20)
8 (17)
19 (18.6)
0.411
Severe
7 (12.7)
3 (6.4)
10 (9.8)
Stunting
Yes
40 (72.7)
16 (34)
56 (54.9)
<0.001
No
15 (27.3)
31 (66)
46 (45.1)
Stunting classification (n = 56)
Moderate
25 (45.4)
13 (27.7)
38 (37.2)
0.149
Severe
15 (27.3)
3 (6.4)
18 (17.7)
Wasting
Yes
12 (21.8)
10 (21.3)
22 (21.6)
0.947
No
43 (78.2)
37 (78.7)
80 (78.4)
Wasting classification (n = 22)
Moderate
8 (14.5)
8 (17)
16 (15.6)
0.417
Severe
4 (7.3)
2 (4.3)
6 (5.8)
Moderate = weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height Z-score < −2SD; severe = Z-score < −3SD. Fisher’s exact test.
