Research Article
Time to Develop and Predictors for Incidence of Tuberculosis among Children Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
Table 1
Baseline sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of children received ART in two public hospitals (
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| Variables | Categories | Numbers () | Percent |
| Sex | Male | 204 | 49 | Female | 217 | 51 |
| Age | ≤5 years | 46 | 11 | Between 6 and 10 | 114 | 27 | ≥11 years | 261 | 62 |
| Residence | Urban | 205 | 48 | Rural | 216 | 51 |
| Family size | ≤2 | 133 | 31 | 3-4 | 219 | 52 | 5-6 | 50 | 11 | ≥7 | 19 | 5 |
| Hemoglobin | >10 mg/dl | 263 | 63 | ≤10 mg/dl | 158 | 38 |
| WHO | Stage I | 128 | 30 | Stage II | 147 | 35 | Stage III | 89 | 21 | Stage IV | 57 | 13 |
| CD4 count | <100 | 30 | 7 | 101-200 | 74 | 7 | ≥201 | 317 | 75 |
| Functional status | Working | 307 | 72 | Ambulatory | 72 | 17 | Bedridden | 42 | 10 |
| Adherence | Good | 224 | 59 | Fair | 121 | 29 | Poor | 56 | 13 |
| Isoniazid | Took | 258 | 61 | Missed | 163 | 38 |
| Cocotrimoxazole | Took | 321 | 76 | Missed | 100 | 23 |
| Opportunistic infections | Present | 126 | 29 | Absent | 295 | 70 |
| Vaccination | Completed | 276 | 66 | Not updated | 76 | 18 | Defaulted | 69 | 16 |
| TB contact history | Yes | 135 | 32 | No | 286 | 68 |
| Change of AR regiment | Present | 85 | 20 | Absent | 336 | 79 |
| Parental status | Both parent alive | 242 | 57 | Paternal orphan | 115 | 27 | Maternal orphan | 38 | 9 | Both parent orphan | 26 | 6 |
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