Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among HIV-Infected Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Pastoral Community, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Table 6
Factors associated with anemia status of HIV-infected children aged 6 months to 15 years, in the Afar region, Ethiopia, 2018.
Variables/category
Anemia status
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes, n (%)
No, n (%)
Sex
Male
25 (45.5)
31 (66)
1
Female
30 (54.5)
16 (34)
2.32 (1.04, 5.19)
Stunting
No
15 (27.3)
31 (66)
1
1
Moderate
25 (45.4)
13 (27.7)
3.97 (1.60, 9.88)
5.16 (1.71, 15.56)
Severe
15 (27.3)
3 (6.4)
10.33 (2.59, 41.25)
12.45 (2.62, 59.21)
ANC follow-up for the index child
Yes
16 (29.1)
29 (61.7)
1
1
No
39 (70.9)
18 (38.3)
3.92 (1.72, 8.98)
3.68 (1.38, 9.81)
Evidence of immunosuppression
No
15 (27.3)
26 (55.3)
1
—
Yes
40 (72.7)
21 (44.7)
3.30 (1.44, 7.54)
—
WHO clinical stage
Stage 1 and 2
21 (38.2)
33 (70.2)
1
1
Stage 3 and 4
34 (61.8)
14 (29.8)
3.81 (1.66, 8.74)
5.07 (1.79, 14.37)
Opportunistic infections
No
22 (40)
30 (63.8)
1
—
Yes
33 (60)
17 (36.2)
2.64 (1.18, 5.91)
—
Pulmonary TB, candidiasis, otitis media, toxoplasmosis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus were the common opportunistic infections seen in children.
