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

Table 2

Frequency distribution of anemia status among anemic pediatric HIV/AIDS patients attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital from August 5, 2013, to November 25, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ().

Variables	Mild; (%)	Moderate; (%)	Severe; (%)	Total
Age group (years)
<2	0 (0)	1 (2.5)	0 (0)	1 (2.5)
2–5	2 (5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (5)
6–11	12 (30)	7 (17.5)	2 (5)	21 (52.5)
12–18	7 (17.5)	9 (22.5)	0 (0)	16 (40)
Gender
Male	12 (30)	8 (20)	0 (0)	20 (50)
Female	9 (22.5)	9 (22.5)	2 (5)	20 (50)
Education
Did not begin	0 (0)	1 (2.5)	0 (0)	1 (2.5)
Kindergarten	1 (2.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (2.5)
Primary	18 (45)	12 (30)	2 (5)	32 (80)
Secondary	2 (5)	4 (10)	0 (0)	6 (15)
Residence
Urban	18 (45)	13 (32.5)	0	31 (77.5)
Rural	3 (7.5)	4 (10)	2 (5)	9 (22.5)
HAART I
Yes	3 (7.5)	5 (12.5)	0 (0)	8 (20)
No	18 (45)	12 (30)	2 (5)	32 (80)
WHO stage
I	3 (7.5)	1 (2.5)	0 (0)	4 (10)
II	16 (40)	10 (25)	0 (0)	26 (65)
III	2 (5)	6 (15)	1 (2.5)	9 (22.5)
IV	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (2.5)	1 (2.5)
Total	21 (52.5)	17 (42.5)	2 (5)	40 (100)