Table 1 Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of 223 ART-eligible HIV-infected children enrolled in the Paediatric HIV programme, MRC Unit, The Gambia, 2004–2010

Sex: (n=223)

Female

Male

Eligibility period ^a : (n= 223)

June 2004 – December 2005

January 2006 – January 2010

Age at eligibility: (n=223)

Median in years (IQR)

< 2 years

2 – 4 years

≥ 5 years

HIV type: (n=223)

HIV-1

HIV-2

HIV-Dual

WHO clinical stage at eligibility: (n=178)

1 or 2

3 or 4

CD4% at eligibility: (n=196)

Median (IQR)

<15%

≥15%

Haemoglobin at eligibility (n=192)

Median (IQR)

Haemoglobin < 8 g/dl

Vital status of parents: (n=173)

One parent died

Both died

Both alive