Table 1.
Association of clinical features with HIV seropositivity (both exposed and infected)
| |
HIV status n (%) |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Clinical variable |
Negative |
Positive |
RR (95% CI) |
P-value |
| n-179 | n-67 | |||
| Fever |
142 (79.3) |
56 (83.6) |
1.1 (0.9 - 1.2) |
0.454 |
| *Prolonged fever |
14 (7.8) |
31 (46.3) |
5.9 (3.4 - 10.4) |
< 0.001 |
| Diarrhoea |
80 (44.7) |
33 (49.3) |
1.1 (0.8 - 1.5) |
0.523 |
| *Prolonged diarrhoea |
10 (5.5) |
16 (23.9) |
4.3 (2.0 - 8.9) |
< 0.001 |
| Cough |
64 (35.8) |
39 (58.2) |
1.6 (1.2 - 2.2) |
< 0.001 |
| *Chronic cough |
8 (4.5) |
27 (40.3) |
9.0 (4.3 - 18.8) |
< 0.001 |
| Poor Feeding |
134 (74.9) |
57 (85.1) |
1.1 (1.0 - 1.3) |
0.087 |
| Lethargy/altered consciousness |
85 (47.5) |
46 (68.7) |
1.4 (1.2 - 1.8) |
0.003 |
| Vomiting |
76 (42.5) |
39 (58.2) |
1.4 (1.1 - 1.8) |
0.028 |
| Fast/difficult breathing |
41 (22.9) |
17 (25.4) |
1.1 (0.7 - 1.8) |
0.685 |
| Pallor |
82 (45.8) |
24 (35.8) |
0.8 (0.5 - 1.1) |
0.159 |
| Hepatomegaly |
56 (31.3) |
32 (47.8) |
1.5 (1.1 - 2.1) |
0.016 |
| Oral thrush |
32 (17.9) |
46 (68.7) |
3.8 (2.7 - 5.5) |
< 0.001 |
| Skin rash |
20 (11.2) |
17 (25.4) |
2.3 (1.3 - 4.1) |
0.006 |
| Generalised lymphadenopathy |
3 (1.7) |
30 (44.8) |
26.7 (8.4 - 84.6) |
< 0.001 |
| Splenomegaly | 28 (15.6) | 15 (22.4) | 1.4 (0.8 - 2.5) | 0.215 |
*Duration lasting 14 days or longer.
n = number.
RR = Relative risk.