Table 2 Baseline characteristics of children at HIV positive diagnosis in Zambia from 2004 to 2017
Characteristic | 2004/2006 n = 12,087 | 2007/2009 n = 30,848 | 2010/2012 n = 2917 | 2013/2015 n = 2028 | 2016/2017 n = 7212 | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age n (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
Birth–17 months | 1860 (16) | 8948 (30) | 8140 (28) | 4499 (23) | 1546 (22) | |
18 months–4 years | 3391 (29) | 8936 (30) | 7976 (28) | 5431 (28) | 1872 (27) | |
5–9 years | 3740 (32) | 7074 (23) | 6989 (24) | 5183 (26) | 1798 (26) | |
10–15 years | 2788 (24) | 5227 (17) | 5483 (19) | 4535 (23) | 1823 (26) | |
Median age (IQR) | 6 (2–10) | 3 (1–8) | 4 (1–9) | 5 (2–10) | 5 (2–11) | |
Sex n (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
Male | 5868 (49) | 15,018 (49) | 13,740 (47) | 9446 (47) | 3411 (47) | |
Female | 6219 (51) | 15,830 (51) | 15,457 (53) | 10,802 (53) | 3801 (53) | |
Place of testing n (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
Hospital | 6682 (55) | 16,990 (55) | 13,383 (46) | 7759 (38) | 2658 (37) | |
Health Centre | 5393 (45) | 13721 (44) | 15477 (53) | 12,149 (60) | 4217 (58) | |
District type n (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
Rural | 811 (7) | 3 791 (12) | 4 538 (16) | 3 395 (17) | 836 (12) | |
Urban | 11,276 (93) | 27,057 (88) | 24,659 (83) | 16,852 (83) | 6376 (88) | |
ART initiation status n (%) | < 0.001 | |||||
Initiated on ART | 6217 (52%) | 16,940 (55%) | 19,780 (68%) | 18,768 (93%) | 6925 (97%) | |