| Characteristics |
HAART+N=39 |
HAART–N=30 |
p value |
Sex
Male
Female |
24 (61.5%)
15 (38.5%) |
10 (33.3%)
20 (66.7%) |
0.02* |
WHO clinical staging
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4 |
0 (0.0%)
5 (12.8%)
31 (79.4%)
3 (7.8%) |
1 (3.3%)
13 (43.3%)
14 (46.6%)
2 (6.7%) |
0.02* |
Hospital admissions
Yes
No |
22 (56.4%)
17 (43.6%) |
8 (26.7%)
22 (73.3%) |
0.01* |
Mother’s HIV status
Positive
Negative
Unknown |
32 (82.0%)
3 (7.7%)
4 (10.3%) |
21 (70.0%)
5 (16.7%)
4 (13.3%) |
0.44 |
Level of education
Nursery
Primary
Junior secondary
Senior secondary |
3 (7.7%)
27 (69.2%)
6 (15.4%)
3 (7.7%) |
1 (3.3%)
25 (83.3%)
4 (13.3%)
0 (0.0%) |
0.34 |
Socio-economic class
Upper (I and II)
Middle (III)
Lower (IV and V) |
16 (41.0%)
16 (41.0%)
7 (18.0%) |
10 (33.3%)
12 (40.0%)
8 (26.7%) |
0.65 |
Mother’s level of education
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
None |
10 (25.6%)
20 (51.3%)
9 (23.1%)
0 (0.0%) |
5 (16.7%)
15 (50.0%)
7 (23.3%)
3 (10.0%) |
0.34 |
