Research Article

Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pediatric HIV/AIDS Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital ART Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of pediatric HIV/AIDS patients attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital from August 5, 2013, to November 25, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ().

VariablesAnemiaTotal (%)
Present
(%)
Absent
(%)

Age group (years)
 <2 1 (50)1 (50)2 (1.1)
 2–5 2 (33.3)4 (66.7)6 (3.3)
 6–1121 (25.3)62 (74.7)83 (46.1)
 12–1816 (18)73 (82)89 (49.5)
Sex
 Male 20 (20.4)78 (79.6)98 (54.4)
 Female 20 (24.4)62 (75.6)82 (45.6)
Residence
 Urban 31 (19.6)127 (80.4)158 (87.8)
 Rural 9 (41)13 (59)22 (12.2)
Education
 Did not begin1 (25)3 (75)4 (2.2)
 Kindergarten1 (8.3)11 (91.7)12 (6.7)
 Primary32 (21.2)119 (78.8)151 (83.9)
 Secondary6 (46)7 (54)13 (7.2)
Total40 (22.2)140 (77.8)180 (100)