Table 1.
Socio-demographic, behavioural and clinical conditions of 88 children with AIDS, São Paulo, 2009.
| Children with AIDS, São Paulo, 2009 | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic variables | ||
| Gender | Girls | 43 (49) |
| Boys | 45 (51) | |
| Household crowding (1) | Yes | 24 (27) |
| No | 64 (73) | |
| Household ownership | Yes | 56 (64) |
| No | 32 (36) | |
| Health behaviour | ||
| Who is the caretaker | Others | 38 (43) |
| Mother | 50 (57) | |
| Toothbrush | 2 or more times daily | 73 (83) |
| less than 2 times daily | 15 (17) | |
| AIDS-related variables | ||
| Clinical status | severe symptoms | 36 (41) |
| absent, mild or moderate symptoms | 52 (59) | |
| CD4+ count (2) | low for age | 36 (41) |
| normal for age | 52 (59) | |
| Viral load (3) | ≥10,000 | 25 (28) |
| < 10,000 | 63 (72) | |
(1) Ratio (inhabitants per rooms) higher than one.
(2) CD4+ T-lymphocyte cells per cubic millimetre of blood.
(3) HIV-RNA copies per millilitre of plasma.