Table 2.
Sociodemographic, clinicoimmunological, and cognitive characteristics of the HIV-positive children (N = 152) in the study.
| Age of children (months) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 63.13 | ||
| Age range | 31.38–92.78 | ||
| Gender | n (%) | ||
| Boys | 65 (42.8) | ||
| Girls | 87 (57.2) | ||
| Child's level of education | |||
| Not attending | 46 (30.3) | ||
| Crèche | 13 (8.6) | ||
| Grade R | 46 (30.3) | ||
| Primary | 47 (30.9) | ||
| CDC Staging | |||
| 1 | 81 | ||
| 2 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ||
| Mean CD4 count (cells/mm3) | 1,259.85 | ||
| Mean CD4 count range | 139–2,717 | ||
| CD4 count ≤5 years | WHO Grade Immunosuppression | ||
| ≥1,000 | 38 (69.1) | Asymptomatic | p |
| 500–999 | 15 (27.3) | Mild to moderate | 0.000 |
| ≤ 500 | 2 (3.6) | Severe | |
| CD4 count ≥6 years | p | ||
| ≥500 | 62 (89.9) | Asymptomatic | 0.000 |
| 200–499 | 4 (5.8) | Mild to moderate | |
| ≤ 200 | 3 (4.3) | Severe | |
| Cognitive function | Boys | Girls | t |
| FSIQ | 78.98 ± 12.91 | 83.33 ± 12.48 | 2.09* |
| VIQ | 76.51 ± 10.49 | 78.52 ± 11.75 | 1.09 |
| PIQ | 86.08 ± 15.61 | 92.23 ± 17.56 | 2.24 |
*
Significance level p < 0.01. t = statistical test. FSIQ, Full Scale Intellectual Quotient; VIQ, Verbal Intellectual Quotient; PIQ, Performance Intellectual Quotient.