Table 2.

Background characteristics of children on ART in seven Ethiopian Referral Hospitals.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Hospitalization	Yes	84	20.7
	No	321	79.3
Sex	Male	207	51.1
	Female	198	48.9
Age Category in year	0–4	117	28.9
	5–9	196	48.4
	10-18	92	22.7
Child live with	Parents	273	84.5
	Others	50	15.5
Baseline WHO Stage	Stage I & II	140	35.4
	Stage III & IV	255	64.6
ART Regimen at initiation¥	AZT or D4T+3TC+NVP	318	78.7
	AZT or D4T+3TC+EFV	70	17.3
	Other 1st line regimens	15	3.7
	Second line	1	0.3
Under Weight	Yes	86	21.2
	No	319	78.8
Stunted	Yes	74	18.3
	No	331	81.7
Wasted¥	Yes	65	17.8
	No	300	82.2
CPT	Yes	380	93.8
	No	25	6.2
IPT	Yes	8	2.0
	No	397	98.0
CD4 count at ART start	Normal	33	10.3
	Moderate	143	44.5
	Severe	145	45.2
OIs	Yes	172	42.5
	No	233	57.5

^¥Values do not add up 405 as some information was not captured.