Research Article

Time to First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure and Its Predictors among HIV-Positive Children in Shashemene Town Health Facilities, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children who started ART at public health facilities between January 1, 2011, to December 30, 2015, in Shashamene town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesCategoryNo.(%)

SexFemale20248.8
Male21251.2

Age<1 year276.5
1–5 years11928.7
≥5 years26864.7

Child’s caregiverParents33580.9
Sibling6415.5
Orphan133.1

Nutritional historyExclusive breastfeeding14735.5
No exclusive breastfeeding26163
Appropriate for age31275.9

Developmental milestoneDelayed7618.5
Regressed235.6

Immunization statusAppropriate for age21852.7
Not appropriate for age14033.8
Not immunized5413