Gender: male = 27 cases (51%); female = 26 cases (49%); sex ratio = 1.03 |
Age (year): mean age 10 ± 3.4; extremes (2 and 17) |
Type Virus: HIV1 = 31 (96%) cases |
Transmission mode: vertical = 51(96%); other channels = 2(3.7%) cases |
Duration of illness (years): mean duration: 4.7 ± 2.9; extremes (1 and 16) |
Clinical stage according to WHO: |
Stage 1: 14 (26.4%) cases |
Stage 2: 24 (45.8%) cases |
Stage 3: 11 (20.8%) cases |
Stage 4: 4 (7.5%) cases |
Immunological stage (CD4 count): |
<200 cells/mm3: 20 (37.8%) cases |
>499 cells/mm3: = 19 (35.8%) cases |
200 - 499 cells/mm3: 14 (26.4%) cases |
Duration of ART (years): Mean duration: 5.5 ± 3.7; extremes (1 and 16) |