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. 2022 Jun 10;42:114. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.114.33195

Table 2.

personnal antecedents of the study population

Variables Frequency (n=181) Percentage (%)
Born at term
Yes 167 92.3
No 14 7.7
Birth weight (in grams)
< 2500 22 12,2
[2500-3500] 129 71.7
≥ 3500 29 16.1
Ressuscitation at birth
Yes 2 1.1
No 179 98.9
Neonatal hospitalization
Yes 13 7.2
No 168 92.8
Known chronic other pathology
Yes 0 0
No 181 100
Number of hospitalizations since birth
0 66 36.5
1 77 42.5
≥ 2 38 21
Reason for each hospitalization
Respiratory infection 33 28,6
Digestive infection 26 22.6
Neurological infection 1 0.8
Severe malaria 39 33.9
Malnutrition 16 13.9
Age at diagnosis of HIV infection (in months)
[2-9] 72 39.8
[9-18] 68 37.6
≥ 18 41 22.6
Compliance with ART
Yes 155 85.6
No 26 14.4
Changes in the ART line
Yes 0 0
No 181 100
Up-to-date vaccination
Yes 20 11
No 161 89
Feeding pattern for the first six months
Exclusive feeding 110 60,8
Formula feeding 21 11.6
Mixed feeding 50 27.6
Age at weaning (in months)
< 4 21 11,6
[4-6] 36 19.9
≥ 6 124 68,5

ART : antiretroviral treatment