Table 1.
Characteristics of the 666 children and adolescents enrolled in the EnPRISE study, 2015, Senegal
| Characteristics | n | n | % | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 666 | |||
| Gender (n = 666) | ||||
| Girl | 328 | 49% | ||
| Age (n = 666) | ||||
| < 5 years | 159 | 24% | ||
| 5–10 years | 253 | 38% | ||
| 10–14 years | 213 | 32% | ||
| > 14 years | 41 | 6% | ||
| Education (n = 666) | ||||
| No formal education | 235 | 35% | ||
| Educated | 431 | 65% | ||
| Primary | 255 | 59% | ||
| Arabic-Koranica | 99 | 23% | ||
| Secondary | 47 | 11% | ||
| Unavailable | 30 | 7% | ||
| Family status (n = 666) | ||||
| Both parents alive | 273 | 41% | ||
| One parent alive | 292 | 44% | ||
| Orphans of both parents | 101 | 15% | ||
| Testing of siblings (n = 666) | ||||
| No siblings | 82 | 13% | ||
| Siblings | 485 | 72% | ||
| No one tested | 135 | 28% | ||
| At least one tested | 140 | 29% | ||
| All tested | 210 | 43% | ||
| Unavailable | 99 | 15% | ||
| Type of facility b (n = 666) | ||||
| Health Center | 322 | 48% | ||
| Level-I Hospital | 141 | 21% | ||
| Level-II Hospital | 196 | 30% | ||
| Level-III Hospital | 7 | 1% | ||
| Responsible for treatment (n = 666) | ||||
| General practitioner | 432 | 65% | ||
| Pediatrician | 234 | 35% | ||
| Disclosure (n = 666) | ||||
| Children < 8 years (not notified) | 243 | 37% | ||
| Age ≥ 8 years | 300 | 45% | ||
| Notified of status | 42 | 14% | ||
| Not notified of status | 258 | 86% | ||
| Unavailable | 123 | 18% | ||
| Gateway to care c (n = 666) | ||||
| Care | 347 | 52% | ||
| Familial | 270 | 40% | ||
| PMTCT | 12 | 2% | ||
| Unavailable | 37 | 6% | ||
| Regularity of follow-up d (n = 666) | ||||
| Regular | 482 | 72% | ||
| Not regular | 128 | 19% | ||
| Unavailable | 56 | 9% | ||
| Prolonged treatment interruptions e (n=666) | ||||
| Yes | 75 | 11% | ||
| No | 586 | 88% | ||
| Unavailable | 5 | 1% | ||
| Nutritional status f (n = 666) | ||||
| Normal | 393 | 59% | ||
| Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) | 95 | 14% | ||
| Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) | 87 | 13% | ||
| Overweight | 28 | 4% | ||
| Unavailable | 63 | 10% | ||
| Exposure to PMTCT (n = 666) | ||||
| Yes | 45 | 7% | ||
| No | 468 | 70% | ||
| Age < 10 years | 412 | 88% | ||
| Age ≥ 10 years | 56 | 12% | ||
| Unavailable | 153 | 23% | ||
| ART Therapy (n = 666) | ||||
| Children untreated | 65 | 10% | ||
| Children treated | 601 | 90% | ||
| Viral load (n = 666) | ||||
| Treatment ≤6 months | 103 | 17% | ||
| Treatment > 6 months | 498 | 83% | ||
| < 1000 cp/mL | 178 | 36% | ||
| ≥1000 cp/mL | 320 | 64% | ||
| Duration of follow-up (treatment > 6 months n = 498) | ||||
| 6–12 months | 110 | 22% | ||
| 13–24 months | 113 | 23% | ||
| > 24 months | 275 | 55% | ||
| Treatment regimen (treatment > 6 months n = 498) g | ||||
| AZT + 3TC + NVP/EFV | 425 | 85% | ||
| Other NRTI+NNRTI combinations | 37 | 8% | ||
| Combination with PI | 36 | 7% | ||
| Adherence h (all children on treatment n = 601) | ||||
| Good | 372 | 61% | ||
| Average | 81 | 13% | ||
| Poor | 61 | 10% | ||
| Unavailable | 87 | 14% | ||
aFranco-Arabic/Koranic schools based on the study of the Koran and Arabic language
bLevel-I Hospital, departmental level; Level-II Hospital, regional level; Level-III Hospital, national level
cGateway to care: place of first consultation leading to HIV testing
dRegularity of follow-up: quarterly
eProlonged treatment interruptions: greater than one month
fNutritional status: based on WHO criteria
gTreatment regimen
hAdherence: estimated by physician