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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV positive children attending Gondar university hospital ART clinic from February to June, 2013, Northwest Ethiopia

From: Prevalence and associated risk factors of anemia among HIV infected children attending Gondar university hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Age in years

0.5–4.9

24

9.1

5–11.9

163

61.5

12–14.9

78

29.4

Sex

Male

134

50.6

Female

131

49.4

Residence

Urban

250

94.3

Rural

15

5.7

Religion of guardian

Orthodox

233

87.92

Muslim

29

10.94

Protestant

3

1.13

Occupation of guardian

Merchant

47

17.7

Farmer

23

8.7

Government employed

49

18.5

Non-employed

33

12.5

Daily laborer

113

42.6

Educational status of guardian

Illiterate

78

29.4

Elementary School

97

36.6

High School

63

23.8

Certificate and above

27

10.2

Meat and animal products intake

Yes

199

75.1

No

66

24.9

Green leafy vegetables intake

Yes

219

82.6

No

46

17.4

WHO stage

I

63

23.8

II

72

27.2

III

105

39.6

IV

25

9.4

HAART

Yes

188

70.9

No

77

29.1

Opportunistic infections

Yes

19

7.2

No

246

92.8

Cotrimoxazole

Yes

129

48.7

No

136

51.3