Table 5. Description of HIV infected children.
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 329 (49.33) |
| Female | 338 (50.67) |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | |
| 0-1.5 | 70 (10.49) |
| 1.5-5 | 273 (40.93) |
| 5-10 | 221 (33.13) |
| 10-15 | 103 (15.44) |
| Parents | |
| Alive | 316 (50.97) |
| Father died | 160 (25.81) |
| Both died | 85 (13.71) |
| Mother died | 59 (9.52) |
| Living with | |
| Parents | 508 (80.51) |
| Relatives | 85 (13.47) |
| In orphanage | 17 (2.69) |
| Alone | 2 (0.32) |
| Spouse | 19 (3.01) |
| Community | |
| Other caste | 142 (21.29) |
| Other backward caste | 327 (49.03) |
| Scheduled caste | 152 (22.79) |
| Scheduled tribe | 46 (6.9) |
| Occupation | |
| Not studying | 261 (41.3) |
| Student | 340 (53.8) |
| College student | 3 (0.47) |
| Unskilled daily labourer | 15 (2.37) |
| Housewife | 6 (0.95) |
| Others | 7 (1.12) |
| Transmission route | |
| Vertical | 600 (94.34) |
| Heterosexual | 32 (5.03) |
| Blood transfusion | 1 (0.16) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.47) |
| HIV type | |
| HIV 1 | 487 (100) |
| Toxoplasma serology | |
| Negative | 111 (97.37) |
| Positive | 3 (2.63) |
| VDRL test | |
| Negative | 285 (95.96) |
| Positive | 12 (4.04) |
| Hepatitis C serology | |
| Negative | 111 (99.11) |
| Positive | 1 (0.89) |
| Hepatitis B surface Ag | |
| Negative | 333 (97.37) |
| Positive | 9 (2.63) |
HBs Ag, Hepatitis B surface antigen; VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory.