Time to and Predictors of CD4+ T-Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV-Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana
Figure 1
Kaplan-Meier survival curves of CD4+ T-lymphocyte recovery versus significant predictor variables of recovery for the 233 HIV-infected children on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) from 2004 to 2009. (a) Age category: the median recovery time for ages <12 months, 1 to 6 years, and ≥6 years was 66, 52, and 69 weeks, respectively (logrank,). (b) Gender: the median recovery time for female and male was 58 and 67 weeks, respectively (logrank, ). (c) WHO immune classification: the median recovery time for no evidence of suppression, evidence of moderate suppression, and evidence of severe suppression was 52, 38, and 77 weeks, respectively (logrank, ). (d) Parental living status: the median recovery time for at least one parent alive and both parents dead or “unknown” was 59 and 75 weeks, respectively (logrank, ).
