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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV infected children in HIV clinic at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from April 1 to May 15, 2018 (n = 318)

From: Predictors of treatment failure, time to switch and reasons for switching to second line antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected children receiving first line anti-retroviral therapy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia

 

Patient characteristics

N (%)

Age years, mean SD 12.32(± 2.65)

 0–5 years

8(2.5)

 6–9 years

65(20.4)

 10–15 years

245(77)

Sex

 Male

181 (56.9)

 Female

137 (43.1)

Parental Status

 Both Alive

128(40.3)

 Either dead

98(30.8)

 Both dead

73(23)

 Unknown

19(6)

Primary care taker

 Both Parents

99(31.1)

 Mother

70(22)

 Father

48(15.1)

 Relatives

46(14.5)

 Guardian/Neighbors

1(0.3)

 Orphanage

54(17)

Serology of care taker

 Positive

189(59.4)

 Negative

51(16)

 Unknown

78(24.5)