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

Table 2

Median CD4+ T-lymphocyte recovery time among 233 HIV-infected children on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) from 2004–2009, Accra, Ghana.

	Median recovery time, weeks (95% CL)	𝑃 value of Log rank
Age category		.004
<1 year	66 (19, 210)
1–5 years	52 (38, 60)
>6 years	69 (57, 84)
WHO immune classification		<.0001
No evidence of suppression	52 (35, 56)
Evidence of moderate suppression	38 (32, 53)
Severe suppression	74 (63, 84)
Gender		.056
Female	56 (44, 60)
Male	67 (56, 80)
Graduate of PMTCT		<.0001
Yes	16 (2, 35)
No	60 (56, 66)
Parental living status		.014
At least one parent alive*	59 (52, 62)
Both parents died or Do not know	75 (53, 150)
Parental HIV status^¥		.099
Both parents with HIV	39 (26, 60)
One parent with HIV	62 (57, 71)

*Include those with “both parents alive”, “status known one alive”, and “status known one alive and another status unknown”.
^¥𝑁=156. Exclude “both parents with unknown HIV status” (𝑛=75) and “mother unknown HIV status and father without HIV” (𝑛=2).