Table 2.

Clinical Characteristics of HIV/AIDS Infected Children in Public General Hospitals of Mekelle and Southern Zones of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (N=404)

Independent Variables	Category	Outcome Variable
		Failed		Censored		Total (%)
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
WFA	< 3rd	67	16.58%	175	43.32%	242 (59.90)
	3rd–97th	29	7.18%	128	31.68%	157 (38.86)
	> 97th	0	0%	5	1.23%	5 (1.23)
HFA at baseline	< 3rd percentile	82	20.3%	256	63.36%	338 (83.66)
	3rd–97th percentiles	9	2.23%	32	7.92%	41(10.15)
	> 97th percentile	5	1.23%	20	4.95%	25 (6.19)
WHO stage at ART start	Early-stage	49	12.13%	249	61.63%	298 (73.76)
	Advanced stage	47	11.63%	59	14.6%	106 (26.24)
WHO stage at last visit	Early-stage	66	16.33%	308	76.24%	374 (92.57)
	Advanced stage	30	7.42%	0	0%	30 (7.42)
CD4 count at baseline	<50	10	2.47%	4	0.99%	14 (3.46)
	50–200	10	2.47%	29	7.18%	39 (9.5)
	201–499	27	6.68%	83	20.54%	110 (27.23)
	≥500	34	8.42%	110	27.23%	144 (35.64)
	Unknown	15	3.71%	82	20.3%	97 (24.0)
The most recent CD4 count	<50	7	1.73%	0	0%	7 (1.73)
	50–200	20	4.95%	0	0%	20 (4.95)
	201–499	15	3.71%	35	8.66%	50 (12.38)
	≥500	23	5.69%	119	29.45%	142 (35.15)
	Unknown	31	7.67%	154	38.12%	185 (45.79)
Access to viral load	No	24	5.94%	157	38.86%	181 (44.8)
	Yes	72	17.82%	151	37.37%	223 (55.2)
VL at initiation	<1000	2	0.49%	31	7.67%	33 (8.17)
	1000–50,000	16	3.96%	11	2.72%	27 (6.68)
	≥50,000	4	0.99%	0	0%	4 (0.99)
	Unknown	74	18.32%	266	65.84%	340 (84.16)
Recent VL	<1000	13	3.22%	149	36.88%	162 (40.1)
	1000–50,000	23	5.69%	0	0%	23 (5.69)
	≥50,000	36	8.91%	0	0%	36 (8.91)
	Unknown	24	5.94%	159	39.35%	183 (45.3)

Abbreviation: WFA, weight for age; HFA, height for age; WHO, world health organization; VL, viral load.