TABLE 1.
Characteristics of 790 Children Initiating HIV Care Between December 2004 and May 2010 in Kinshasa, DRC
| Baseline* | |
|---|---|
| Median age, years (IQR) | 5.9 (2.7–9.8) |
| Age [n (%)] | |
| <1 | 63 (8.0) |
| 1–4 | 277 (35.1) |
| 5–9 | 265 (33.5) |
| 10–17 | 185 (23.4) |
| Female sex [n (%)] | 415 (52.5) |
| WHO HIV clinical stage [n (%)] | |
| 1 | 153 (19.4) |
| 2 | 232 (29.4) |
| 3 | 369 (46.7) |
| 4 | 36 (4.6) |
| Median CD4 percentage (IQR) | 15 (9–22) |
| WHO age-specific severity of immunodeficiency [n (%)] | |
| Not significant | 174 (22.0) |
| Mild | 88 (11.1) |
| Advanced | 76 (9.6) |
| Severe | 452 (57.2) |
| Started cotrimoxazole at first visit [n (%)] | 726 (91.9) |
| Follow-up (all children) | |
| Total person-years accrued | 2089.8 |
| Median months of follow-up (IQR) | 31.2 (10.3–53.6) |
| Median number of program visits (IQR) | 30 (11–57) |
| Died [n (%)] | 80 (10.1) |
| Lost to follow-up [n (%)] | 76 (9.6) |
| Transferred care [n (%)] | 6 (0.8) |
| Initiated cART | 619 (78.4) |
| Number of CD4 percentage results | 3137 |
| Follow-up (children initiating cART) | |
| Median weeks of follow-up prior to cART initiation (IQR) | 4.0 (2.2–15.3) |
| Severe immunodeficiency at cART initiation [n (%)] | 454 (73.3) |
| Median CD4 percentage at cART initiation (IQR) | 12 (7–18) |
| cART person-years accrued | 1620.9 |
| Median months on cART (IQR) | 31.3 (11.4–52.0) |
| Switched cART regimen [n (%)] | 110 (17.8) |
| Number of CD4 percentage results during cART | 2485 |
*
Baseline (first CD4 percentage result) was not at program enrollment for 41 of 790 children (5.2%). For these 41 children, the median number of months between enrollment and first CD4 percentage result was 2.3 (IQR, 1.1–5.3).