Table 1.

Characteristics of HIV-infected adolescents aged 210–14 years in HIV care, Kenya, 2004–2010.

Characteristics	Total		Aware of infection		Unaware of infection		p-value
Characteristics	N	Percent/IQR[95%CI]^a	n	Percent [95%CI]^a	n	Percent [95%CI]^a	p-value
Total	710	100	251	36.6 [27.9,46.2]	459	63.4 [53.8,72.1]
Sex							.086
Male	327	46.9 [43.3,50.5]	125	40.3 [29.6,51.9]	202	59.7 [48.1,70.4]
Female	383	53.1 [49.5,56.7]	126	33.3 [25.3,42.3]	257	66.7 [57.7,74.7]
Age at diagnosis, years							.385
10–11	420	59.6 [54.9,64.2]	142	35 [25.8,45.4]	278	65 [54.6,74.2]
12–14	290	40.4 [35.8,45.1]	109	38.9 [28.9,50.0]	181	61.1 [50.0,71.1]
Median age at HIV diagnosis	589	11 [10–12]	230	11 [10–12]	359	11 [10–12]
Median age at enrollment into HIV care	710	11 [10–12]	251	11 [10–12]	459	11 [10–12]
WHO stage							.109
I or II	163	39.7 [33.2,46.6]	69	45.4 [32.0,59.5]	94	54.6 [40.5,68.0]
III or IV	232	60.3 [53.4,66.8]	80	35.5 [25.2,47.4]	152	64.5 [52.6,74.8]
TB at enrollment/follow-up							.874
Ever TB	217	31.6 [26.9,36.7]	73	37.1 [26.2,49.6]	144	62.9 [50.4,73.8]
NoTB	493	68.4 [63.3,73.1]	178	36.3 [27.2,46.4]	315	63.7 [53.6,72.8]
Orphan status							.661
Both parents alive	164	30.9 [26.5,35.6]	62	40.4 [28.8,53.2]	102	59.6 [46.8,71.2]
Orphan	364	69.1 [64.4,73.5]	147	42.9 [32.3,54.2]	217	57.1 [45.8,67.7]
Caregiver							.426
Parents	319	45.3 [39.9,50.9]	124	40.1 [29.1,52.3]	195	59.9 [47.7,70.9]
Other relatives	294	41.4 [36.6,46.5]	99	34.6 [26.3,44.0]	195	65.4 [56.0,73.7]
Parents’ HIV status at enrollment							.013
Both mother and father HIV-infected	66	9.5 [7.2,12.5]	25	39.1 [25.2,55.0]	41	60.9 [45.0,74.8]
Only one parent HIV-infected	201	27.7 [23.5,32.4]	88	47.2 [36.0,58.8]	113	52.8 [41.2,64.0]
Mother’s & father’s HIV status unknown	443	62.7 [56.9,68.3]	138	31.5 [23.1,41.3]	305	68.5 [58.7,76.9]
Immune status							.450
No significant immunosuppression	147	33.4 [29.0,38.1]	57	38.8 [28.2,50.5]	90	61.2 [49.5,71.8]
Moderate	69	15.0 [10.9,20.3]	30	47.6 [31.2,64.5]	39	52.4 [35.5,68.8]
Severe	240	51.6 [44.7,58.5]	90	39.7 [30.1,50.2]	150	60.3 [49.8,69.9]
Current schooling status							.385
In school	694	98.1 [90.8,99.6]	245	36.6 [27.8,46.3]	449	63.4 [53.7,72.2]
Dropped out	9	1.9 [.4,9.2]	2	21.8 [9.8,41.7]	7	78.2 [58.3,90.2]
Parent(s) enrollment into care							.004
None/unknown	531	75.1 [69.2,80.3]	186	31.5 [23.2,41.1]	365	68.5 [58.9,76.8]
Mother/father or both	179	24.9 [19.7,30.8]	82	51.9 [39.3,64.2]	94	48.1 [35.8,60.7]
History of OI^b at enrolment							.026
Did not have OIs	134	20.9 [14.8,28.5]	14	10.7 [4.9,21.6]	120	89.3 [78.4,95.1]
Had OIs	576	79.1 [71.5,85.2]	237	42.7 [33.6,52.4]	339	57.3 [47.6,66.4]
Ever had an OI^† during follow-up							< .001
No OIs	137	19.3 [13.3,27.1]	38	24.5 [14.4,38.5]	99	75.5 [61.5,85.6]
Developed OIs	573	80.7 [72.9,86.7]	213	39.7 [31.1,49.0]	360	60.3 [51.0,68.9]
Ever hospitalized during follow-up							.494
Hospitalized	94	13.6 [10.5,17.5]	31	34.7 [23.4,48.1]	63	65.3 [51.9,76.6]
Not hospitalized	561	86.4 [82.5,89.5]	211	38.8 [29.5,49.1]	350	61.2 [50.9,70.5]
Enrolled in support group							.001
Yes, enrolled	133	49.0 [35.8,62.4]	95	73.9 [61.2,83.6]	38	26.1 [16.4,38.8]
No, not enrolled	147	51.0 [37.6,64.2]	54	37.8 [27.2,49.6]	93	62.2 [50.4,72.8]
ART status							< .001
On ART	545	78.0 [72.5,82.6]	221	41.8 [32.0,52.2]	324	58.2 [47.8,68.0]
Not on ART	165	22.0 [17.4,27.5]	30	18.1 [10.7,29.0]	135	81.9 [71.0,89.3]
Transferred from another facility							.097
Not transferred	587	82.3 [77.1,86.4]	201	34.9 [26.5,44.3]	386	65.1 [55.7,73.5]
Transfer-ins	123	17.7[13.6,22.9]	50	44.2[31.6,57.6]	73	5.8[42.4,68.4]

ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; OI, opportunistic infection; TB, tuberculosis

Weighted percentages.

Opportunistic infections.