Table 3.
Distribution of Opportunistic Infections Among 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 | Total (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed | Censored | ||||||
| Opportunistic infections at baseline | No | 46 | 11.39% | 201 | 49.75% | 247 (61.14) | |
| Yes | Anemia | 4 | 0.99% | 11 | 2.72% | 15 (3.71) | |
| Diarrhea | 26 | 6.44% | 34 | 8.42% | 60 (14.85) | ||
| SAM | 11 | 2.72% | 20 | 4.95% | 31 (7.67) | ||
| TB | 19 | 4.7% | 31 | 7.67% | 50 (12.38) | ||
| Pneumonia | 25 | 6.19% | 45 | 11.14% | 70 (17.33) | ||
| URTI | 8 | 1.98% | 17 | 4.21% | 25 (6.19) | ||
| UTI | 2 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.49% | 4 (0.99) | ||
| Candidiasis | 2 | 0.49% | 1 | 0.25% | 3 (0.74) | ||
| Oral thrush | 2 | 0.49% | 4 | 0.99% | 6 (1.48) | ||
| Meningitis | 1 | 0.25% | 4 | 0.99% | 5 (1.23) | ||
| Total | 50 | 12.38% | 107 | 26.48% | 157 (38.86) | ||
| Opportunistic infections after ART initiation | No | 51 | 12.62% | 255 | 63.12% | 306 (75.74) | |
| Yes | Anemia | 15 | 3.71% | 8 | 1.98% | 23 (5.69) | |
| Diarrhea | 13 | 3.22% | 13 | 3.22% | 26 (6.43) | ||
| SAM | 15 | 3.71% | 7 | 1.73% | 22 (5.44) | ||
| TB | 20 | 4.95% | 10 | 2.47% | 30 (7.42) | ||
| Pneumonia | 23 | 5.69% | 15 | 3.71% | 38 (9.41) | ||
| URTI | 5 | 1.23% | 14 | 3.46% | 19 (4.7) | ||
| UTI | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.99% | 4 (0.99) | ||
| Candidiasis | 8 | 1.98% | 1 | 0.25% | 9 (2.23) | ||
| Oral thrush | 2 | 0.49% | 4 | 0.99% | 6 (1.48) | ||
| Meningitis | 3 | 0.74% | 3 | 0.74% | 6 (1.48) | ||
| Total | 45 | 11.14% | 53 | 13.12% | 98 (24.23) | ||
Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis; SAM, severe acute malnutrition; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection.