Table 3 Endpoints explored in the taking charge of the 588 HIV infected children afferent to the 5 Beira’s local health facilities: comparison between the pre- and post-intervention groups
Endpoints | All | Post-intervention group (postTS) | Pre-intervention group (preTS) | Crude-OR | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N 588 | ||||||
Initiation of ART | ||||||
< 9 months | 167 | 95 (28.8) | 72 (27.9) | 1.08 | 0.74–1.57 | 0.703 |
≥ 9 months | 327 | 180 (54.5) | 147 (56.9) | |||
Missing | 94 | 55 (16.7) | 39 (15.2) | |||
Mean time from referral to initiation of ART | ||||||
494 | 1.1 (± 5.0) | 2.3 (± 4.4) | – | – | 0.000 | |
Missing | 94 | |||||
Mean time from HIV results to initiation of ART | ||||||
359 | 2.1 (± 4.8) | 1.7 (±3.8) | – | – | 0.028 | |
Missing | 229 | |||||
Mean age at initiation of ART | ||||||
494 | 17.2 (± 14.1) | 18.1 (± 15.6) | – | – | 0.835 | |
Missing | 94 | |||||
CTZ prophylaxis | ||||||
Yes | 528 | 296 (89.7) | 232 (89.9) | 1.04 | 0.54–1.99 | 0.896 |
No | 40 | 22 (6.7) | 18 (7.0) | |||
Missing | 20 | 12 (3.6) | 8 (3.1) | |||
INH prophylaxis | ||||||
Yes | 128 | 94 (28.5) | 34 (13.2) | 2.69 | 1.7–4.15 | 0.000 |
No | 420 | 213 (64.5) | 207 (80.2) | |||
Missing | 40 | 23 (7.0) | 17 (6.6) | |||
Regular nutritional visits | ||||||
Yes | 236 | 159 (48.2) | 77 (29.8) | 2.21 | 1.56–3.15 | 0.000 |
No | 307 | 148 (44.9) | 159 (61.7) | |||
Missing | 45 | 23 (6.9) | 22 (8.5) | |||
CD4 count at beginning of ART | ||||||
Yes | 326 | 158 (48.0) | 168 (65.1) | 0.46 | 0.32–0.65 | 0.000 |
No | 231 | 155 (47.0) | 76 (29.5) | |||
Missing | 31 | 17 (5.0) | 14 (5.4) | |||