Table 1. Children's characteristics in three different programs and sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Children's characteristics	Amo-Congo Kinshasa	Monkole Kinshasa	HEAL Africa Goma	Total
Total, n (%)	147 (28.16)	61(11.69)	314(60.15)	522(100.0)
Age (years), n (%)
≤2	47 (31.9)	34 (55.7)	106 (33.8)	187 (35.8)
>2- more	100 (68.1)	27 (44.3)	208 (66.2)	335 (64.2)
Sex, n (%)
Male	76 (51.8)	30 (49.2)	160 (51.0)	266 (51.0)
Female	71 (48.2)	31 (50. 8)	154 (49.0)	256 (49.0)
Education, n (%)
Not yet eligible	47 (31.9)	34 (55.8)	252 (80.2)	333 (63.8)
Kindergarden	14 (9.5)	3 (4.9)	4 (1.3)	21 (4.0)
Primary	72 (48.9)	18 (29.5)	56 (17.8)	146 (27.9)
Secondary	2 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.7)	4(0.7)
Missing	12(8.3)	6(9.8)	0(0.0)	18(3.5)
Weight-for-age z-score, n (%)
<−2 SD	19(12.9)	25(41.0)	83(26.4)	127(24.3)
≥−2 SD	85(57.8)	18(29.5)	122(38.9)	225(43.1)
Missing	43(29.3)	18(29.5)	109(34.7)	170(32.6)
Height-for-age z-score, n (%)
<−2 SD	10(6.8)	5(8.2)	76(24.2)	91(17.4)
≥−2 SD	38(25.9)	5(8.2)	109(34.7)	152(29.1)
Missing	99(67.3)	51(83.6)	129(41.1)	279(53.5)
Clinical stage, n (%) *
WHO I	21 (14.3)	5 (8.2)	1 (0.3)	27 (5.2)
WHOII	55 (37.4)	17 (27.9)	4 (1.3)	76 (14.5)
WHO III	64 (43.5)	36 (59.0)	306 (97.5)	406 (77.8)
WHO IV	7 (4.8)	3 (4.9)	3 (0.9)	13 (2.5)
Drug regimen, n (%)
AZT/3TC/NVP	84 (57.1)	49 (80.3)	207 (65.9)	340 (65.1)
3TC/D4T/NVP	36 (24.5)	9 (14.7)	92 (29.3)	137 (26.2)
Other	27 (18.3)	3 (4.9)	15 (4.8)	45 (8.7)
CD4 cell count * (cells/µL), n (%)
0–200	49 (33.3)	25 (40.9)	120 (38.3)	194 (37.1)
>200–350	24 (16.3)	7 (11.5)	52 (16.5)	83 (15.9)
>350-more	27 (18.5)	7 (11.5)	89 (28.4)	123 (23.6)
Missing	47(31.9)	22(36.1)	53(16.8)	122(23.4)
Cotrimoxazole, n (%)
No	2 (1.4)	33 (54.1)	12 (3.8)	47 (9.0)
Yes	145 (98.6)	28 (45.9)	302 (96.2)	475 (91.0)

*At the start of antiretroviral treatment.