Time to and Predictors of CD4+ T-Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV-Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana

Table 1

Characteristics of 233 HIV-infected children on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) from 2004–2009, Accra, Ghana.

Characteristics	𝑁 (%)
Age category
<1 year	10 (4.3)
1–5 years	118 (51.0)
>6 years	105 (45.1)
Gender
Female	112 (48.1)
Male	121 (51.9)
Immune recovery
No	61 (26.2)
Yes	172 (73.8)
WHO immune classification
No evidence of suppression	31 (13.3)
Evidence of moderate suppression	80 (34.3)
Sever suppression	122 (52.4)
WHO clinical staging
I	33 (14.1)
II	53 (22.7)
III	106 (45.5)
IV	41 (17.6)
Previous TB diagnosis and treatment
Yes	119 (51.1)
No	114 (48.9)
Graduate of PMTCT program
Yes	3 (1.3)
No	203 (87.1)
Do not know	27 (11.6)
Mode of transmission
Vertical	199 (85.4)
Indeterminate	11 (4.7)
Do not know	23 (9.9)
Self report of adherence
Poor	13 (5.6)
Good	46 (19.8)
Excellent	144 (61.8)
Unknown	30 (12.9)
Parental HIV status
Both parents HIV-positive	28 (12.0)
Only one parent HIV-positive	128 (54.9)
Both parents unknown status	75 (32.2)
Mother unknown and father HIV-negative	2 (0.9)
Parental living status
Both parents alive	109 (46.8)
One parent known alive	79 (33.9)
Both parents dead	23 (9.9)
Both parents unknown	8 (3.4)
One parent alive and other unknown	14 (6.0)