Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among HIV-Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Pastoral Community, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Comparison of selected variables using Pearson’s chi-square test before the initiation of ART and one year after the initiation of ART regimen.

Variable	Category	At baseline (pre-ART)	After one-year course of HAART treatment	Pearson’s chi-square
Anemia	Yes	55 (53.9)	42 (41.2)	0.015
	No	47 (46.1)	60 (58.8)
Stunting	Yes	56 (54.9)	53 (48)	<0.001
	No	46 (45.1)	49 (52)
Wasting	Yes	22 (21.6)	18 (17.6)	0.003
	No	80 (78.4)	84 (82.4)
Underweight	Yes	29 (28.4)	22 (21.6)	<0.001
	No	73 (71.6)	80 (78.4)