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)