Research Article

Time to First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure and Its Predictors among HIV-Positive Children in Shashemene Town Health Facilities, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 3

Bivariable Cox regression analysis for sociodemographic determinants of survival among children started ART at public health facilities between January 1, 2011, and December 30, 2015, at Shashamene town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

VariablesCategoryNo. (%)CHR (95% CI) value

SexFemale202 (48.8)1
Male212 (51.2)1.72 (0.727–4.05)0.21

Age<1 year27 (6.5)0.305 (0.39–2.421)0.26
1–5 years119 (28.7)1.311 (0.548–3.13)0.54
≥5 years268 (64.7)1

Child’s caregiverParents335 (80.9)1
Sibling64 (15.5)1.35 (0.49–3.68)0.55
Orphan13 (3.1)

Nutritional historyExclusive breastfeeding147 (35.5)1
No exclusive breastfeeding261 (63)0.93 (0.37–2.75)0.9
Appropriate for age312 (75.9)1

Developmental milestoneDelayed76 (18.5)1.24 (0.50–3.06)0.64
Regressed23 (5.6)2 (0.56–7.14)0.28

Immunization statusAppropriate for age218 (52.7)1
Not appropriate for age140 (33.8)1.0 (0.39–2.56)0.99
Not immunized54 (13)0.78 (0.28–2.21)0.65