Table 3.
Baseline nutritional status of HIV-positive children categorized by age at Adama Referral Hospital and Medical College
| Nutritional parameter | Age (yr) |
Total (n=428) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤5 (n=183) | 6-10 (n=153) | ≥11 (n=92) | ||
| Normal WFA | 144 | 125 | 47 | 316 |
| Moderate underweight (< -2 SD) | 30 | 17 | 39 | 86 |
| Severe underweight (< -3 SD) | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| Normal HFA | 162 | 131 | 68 | 361 |
| Moderate stunting (< -2 SD) | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 |
| Severe stunting (< -3 SD) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| Normal WFH | 146 | 119 | 90 | 355 |
| Moderate wasting (< -2 SD) | 23 | 28 | 2 | 53 |
| Severe wasting (< -3 SD) | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; WFA, weight for age; HFA, height for age; WFH, weight for height; SD, standard deviation.