Table 1 Characteristics of the 588 HIV infected children afferent to in the 5 Beira’s Local Health Facilities and comparison between pre- and post-intervention groups
| Characteristics |
All N 588 |
Post-intervention group (postTS) n (%) |
Pre-intervention group (preTS) n (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 302 (100.0) | 163 (49.4%) | 139 (53.9%) | 0.281 |
| Male | 286 (100.0) | 167 (50.6%) | 119 (46.1%) | ||
| Mean Age (months) | 588 (100.0) | 16.8 ± 13.6 | 15.9 ± 14.6 | 0.4 | |
| Weight at birth | < 2.5 Kg | 62 (100.0) | 28 (19.7%) | 34 (24.8%) | 0.306 |
| > 2.5 Kg | 217 (100.0) | 114 (80.3%) | 103 (75.2%) | ||
| Breastfeeding | Yes | 304 (100.0) | 153 (77.3%) | 151 (84.4%) | 0.082 |
| No | 73 (100.0) | 45 (22.7%) | 28 (15.6%) | ||
| Duration of breastfeeding (months) | 100 (100.0) | 10.1 ± 4.6 | 12.4 ± 6.4 | 0.053 | |
| Weight (Kg) | 578 (100.0) | 8.1 ± 3.1 | 7.8 ± 3 | ||
| Height (cm) | 538 (100.0) | 69.6 ± 16.2 | 67.7 ± 16 | ||
| Nutritional status (Weight/ Height) | |||||
| Normal | 309 (100.0) | 163 (55.6%) | 146 (63.5%) | 0.236 | |
| Slight malnutrition | 83 (100.0) | 47 (16%) | 36 (15.7%) | ||
| Moderate malnutrition | 56 (100.0) | 35 (11.9%) | 21 (9.1%) | ||
| Severe malnutrition | 75 (100.0) | 48 (16.5%) | 27 (11.7%) | ||
| PMCT implementation for mother at first prenatal visit | |||||
| None | 106 (100.0) | 64 (32.4%) | 42 (23.9%) | 0.007 | |
| HIV Mono prophylaxis | 72 (100.0) | 36 (18.3%) | 36 (20.5%) | ||
| HIV Bi-prophylaxis | 91 (100.0) | 35 (17.8%) | 56 (31.7%) | ||
| HIV ART prophylaxis | 104 (100.0) | 62 (31.5%) | 42 (23.9%) | ||
| Age of mother | 512 (100.0) | 26 ± 5.7 | 26.7 ± 6.1 | 0.226 | |
| Mother alive at consultation | Yes | 465 (100.0) | 263 (93.3%) | 202 (92.7%) | 0.7494 |
| No | 35 (100.0) | 19 (6.7%) | 16 (7.3%) | ||
| Age of father | 344 (100.0) | 32.6 ± 7.4 | 32.3 ± 9 | 0.275 | |
| Father alive at consultation | Yes | 387 (100.0) | 222 (90.2%) | 165 (91.2%) | 0.748 |
| No | 40 (100.0) | 24 (9.8%) | 16 (8.8%) | ||
| HIV positive father | Yes | 101 (100.0) | 61 (71.8%) | 40 (65.6%) | 0.722 |
| No | 45 (100.0) | 24 (28.2%) | 21 (34.4%) | ||