Table 3

Demographic characteristics, tuberculosis history and nutrition admission criteria according to the HIV status of children from retrospective and prospective cohorts.

Prospective
 p-value
 Retrospective
 p-value




HIV+ve
 HIV-ve
HIV+ve
 HIV-ve
Variable
 n
 %
 n
 %
n
 %
 n
 %
Sex









Female
 12
 54.5
 341
 49.3
15
 53.6
 580
 52.4
Male
 10
 45.5
 351
 50.7
 0.626
 13
 46.4
 527
 47.6
 0.902
Total
 22
 100.0
 692
 100.0
28
 100.0
 1107
 100.0
Age









< 12
 5
 25.0
 57
 10.0
4
 16.0
 153
 16.9
12-<24
 6
 30.0
 266
 46.7
9
 36.0
 345
 38.0
24-<36
 4
 20.0
 149
 26.1
 0.099
 8
 32.0
 267
 29.4
 0.993
> = 36
 5
 25.0
 98
 17.2
4
 16.0
 143
 15.7
Total
 20
 100.0
 570
 100.0
25
 100.0
 908
 100.0
Parents status









Orphan (1 or both parents)
 7
 31.8
 28
 4.2
10
 34.5
 90
 7.9
Parents alive
 15
 68.2
 646
 95.8
 < 0.001
 19
 65.5
 1046
 92.1
 < 0.001
Total
 22
 100.0
 674
 100.0
29
 100.0
 1136
 100.0
Presence of proxy indicator









> = 1 proxy present
 14
 66.7
 138
 21.5
15
 53.6
 261
 23.9
None
 7
 33.3
 505
 78.5
 < 0.001
 13
 46.4
 832
 76.1
 < 0.001
Total
 21
 100.0
 643
 100.0
28
 100.0
 1093
 100.0
Family history of tuberculosis









Yes
 4
 19.0
 54
 8.0
7
 29.2
 120
 18.7
No
 17
 81.0
 621
 92.0
 0.089
 17
 70.8
 522
 81.3
 0.193
Total
 21
675
 100.0
24
 100.0
 642
 100.0
Admission category









oedema
 14
 63.6
 583
 84.4
16
 55.2
 643
 67.8
No oedema
 8
 36.4
 108
 15.6
 0.017
 13
 44.8
 306
 32.2
 0.017
Total
 22
 100.0
 691
 100.0
29
 100.0
 949
 100.0

Bahwere et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:106   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-106