| Characteristics |
Total |
Children who
Died |
Children who survived |
P value |
| Age (years) |
| <1 |
85 (12.3) |
12 (37.5) |
73 (11.1) |
<0.001 |
| 1-5 |
353 (51.1) |
15 (46.9) |
338 (51.3) |
- |
| 6-10 |
179 (25.9) |
5 (15.6) |
174 (26.4) |
- |
| >10 |
74 (10.7) |
0 (0) |
74 (11.2) |
- |
| Median (IQR) |
3.7 (1.8, 6.9) |
1.7 (0.6, 3.6) |
3.9 (1.8, 10.3) |
<0.001 |
| Sex |
| Male |
353 (51.1) |
22 (68.8) |
331 (50.2) |
0.03 |
| Female |
338 (48.9) |
10 (31.2) |
328 (49.8) |
- |
| Follow-up time (years) |
| Median (IQR) |
4.4 (1.8, 5.9) |
0.1 (0.03, 0.5) |
4.7 (2.2, 6.0) |
<0.001 |
| Pulmonary TB |
| Yes |
51 (7.4) |
5 (15.6) |
46 (7.0) |
0.07 |
| No |
640 (92.6) |
27 (84.4) |
613 (93.0) |
0.07 |
| Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis |
| No |
117 (16.9) |
5 (15.6) |
112 (17.0) |
0.84 |
| Yes |
574 (83.1) |
27 (84.4) |
547 (83.0) |
|
| WHO clinical stage |
| 3 or 4 |
284 (41.1) |
16 (50.0) |
268 (40.7) |
0.41 |
| 1 or 2 |
354 (51.2) |
15 (46.9) |
339 (51.4) |
|
| Missing |
53 (7.7) |
1 (3.1) |
52 (7.9) |
|
| Oral thrush |
| Yes |
24 (3.5) |
2 (6.0) |
22 (3.3) |
0.38 |
| No |
666 (96.4) |
30 (94.0) |
636 (96.5) |
|
| Missing |
1 (0.1) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.2) |
|
| Weight-for-age Z score |
| <-3.0 |
147 (21.3) |
12 (37.5) |
135 (20.5) |
0.06 |
| >-3.0 |
466 (67.4) |
20 (62.5) |
446 (67.7) |
|
| Median (IQR) |
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.8) |
-2.6 (-4.0, -0.9) |
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.8) |
|
| Missing |
78 (11.3) |
0 (0.0) |
78 (11.8) |
0.1 |
| Haemoglobin level (g/dl) |
| <8 |
34 (4.9) |
2 (6.3) |
32 (4.9) |
0.61 |
| >8 |
609 (88.1) |
25 (78.1) |
584 (88.6) |
|
| Median (IQR) |
10 (9, 11) |
10 (9, 11) |
10 (9, 11) |
|
| Missing |
48 (7.0) |
5 (15.6) |
43 (6.5) |
0.31 |
| CD4 count (cells/ μl) |
| Median (IQR) |
480 (249, 810) |
572 (234, 896) |
476 (250, 809) |
0.57 |
| Missing |
55 (7.9) |
5 (15.6) |
50 (7.6) |
|
| CD4% |
| Median (IQR) |
17 (10, 26) |
14 (10, 21) |
17 (10, 26) |
0.49 |
| Missing |
134 (19.4) |
8 (25.0) |
126 (19.1) |
|
| Severe immunodeficiency |
| Yes |
283 (41.0) |
16 (50.0) |
267 (40.5) |
0.11 |
| No |
354 (51.2) |
11 (34.4) |
343 (52.1) |
|
| Missing |
54 (7.8) |
5 (15.6) |
49 (7.4) |
|
| HIV RNA viral load (copies/ ml) |
| Median (IQR) |
45552 (7646, 204188) |
170133 (39203, 728188) |
44579
(6638, 201000) |
0.01 |
| Missing |
286 (41.4) |
15 (46.9) |
390 (59.2) |
|
| HIV RNA Log viral load (copies/ml) |
| >10.5 |
218 (31.5) |
12 (37.5) |
206 (31.3) |
0.04 |
| <10.5 |
187 (27.1) |
3 (9.4) |
184 (27.9) |
|
| Median (IQR) |
10.7 (8.9, 12.2) |
12.0 (10.6, 13.5) |
10.7 (8.8, 12.2) |
|
| Missing |
286 (41.4) |
17 (53.1) |
269 (40.8) |
0.01 |
|
