Magnitude of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pediatric HIV/AIDS Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital ART Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 3
Association of risk factors with anemia in pediatric HIV/AIDS patients attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital from August 5, 2013, to November 25, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ().
Variables
Anemia
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Present (%)
Absent (%)
WHO S
I
4 (10)
31 (22.2)
1
1
II
27 (67.5)
96 (68.6)
0.5 (0.1, 0.92)
0.3 (0.01, 1.1)
0.4
III
9 (22.5)
11 (7.8)
0.2 (0.04, 0.6)
0.2
1.2 (0.1, 3.2)
0.1
IV
0 (0)
2 (1.4)
0 (0, 0)
1.00
0.1 (0, 1.3)
0.9
HAART I
Yes
8 (20)
71 (50.7)
1
1
No
32 (80)
69 (49.3)
2.1 (1.1, 2.7)
2.3 (1.3, 4.7)
Residence
Urban
31 (19.6)
127 (80.4)
1
1
Rural
9 (41)
13 (59)
0.4 (0.1, 0.9)
0.6 (0.2, 2.3)
0.5
Edu. s.
NB
1 (25)
3 (75)
2.6 (0.2, 32)
0.5
KG
1 (8.3)
11 (91.7)
9.4 (0.9, 96)
0.3
Prim.
32 (21.2)
119 (78.8)
3.2 (1.1, 10)
0.3 (0.06, 1.3)
0.09
Secon.
6 (46)
7 (54)
1
1
CD4
<350
24 (60)
24 (17)
2.5 (1.01, 4.1)
3.8 (1.6, 9.4)
>350
16 (40)
116 (83)
1
1
IPs
Present
28 (70)
40 (28.6)
4.5 (1.2, 5.3)
2.7 (1.1, 7.2)
Absent
12 (30)
100 (71.4)
1
1
Age group
<2
1 (50)
1 (50)
0.2 (0.01, 3.7)
0.3
2–5
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
0.4 (0.07, 2.6)
0.36
6–11
21 (25.3)
62 (74.7)
0.6 (0.3, 1.30)
0.25
12–18
16 (18)
73 (82)
1
Sex
Male
20 (20.4)
78 (79.6)
1
Female
20 (24.4)
62 (75.6)
0.8 (0.4, 1.6)
0.5
Significant at value <0.05, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, COR: crude odds ratio, WHO S: WHO HIV/AIDS stage, HAART I: HAART initiation, : value, IPs: intestinal parasites, Edu. s: educational status, KG: kindergarten, Prim.: primary, Secon.: secondary, NB: did not begin, CD4: CD4 T cell count (cells/L).
