TABLE 2.
Patient Characteristics
| Control (n = 786) | Intervention (n = 825) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 7.07 (5.04) | 6.88 (4.70) | .4318 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 379 (48.2) | 416 (50.4) | .3962 |
| Male | 407 (51.8) | 409 (49.6) | |
| Mother deceased | |||
| No | 608 (77.5) | 650 (78.9) | .7853 |
| Yes | 173 (22.0) | 170 (20.6) | |
| Unknown | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | |
| Father deceased | |||
| No | 584 (74.4) | 615 (74.6) | .4826 |
| Yes | 185 (23.6) | 185 (22.5) | |
| Unknown | 16 (2.0) | 24 (2.9) | |
| HIV status (at enrollment) | |||
| Exposed | 113 (14.5) | 117 (14.2) | .0841 |
| Negative | 99 (12.7) | 139 (16.9) | |
| Positive | 570 (72.9) | 569 (69.0) | |
| ARTa | |||
| No | 293 (42.7) | 296 (43.2) | .8701 |
| Yes | 394 (57.4) | 390 (56.9) | |
| WHO stageb | |||
| 1 | 113 (20.0) | 111 (19.7) | .7200 |
| 2 | 114 (20.1) | 129 (22.9) | |
| 3 | 295 (52.1) | 280 (49.7) | |
| 4 | 44 (7.8) | 43 (7.6) |
Values are frequency (percent) for categorical variables and means (SDs) for continuous variables; P values are from χ2 tests for categorical variables and Student t test for continuous variables. ARV, antiretroviral; WHO, World Health Organization.
a
HIV-negative children were excluded in this analysis.
b
HIV-negative and HIV-exposed children were excluded from this analysis.