Table 1: Types of skin disorders in HIV infected children among various age groups.

Category of Skin Disease

0-4 years

N = 223 (%)

5-9 years

n = 223 (%)

10-14 years

n = 223 (%)

 

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

χ2

P value

Infections and Infestation

50 (22.4)

173 (77.6)

50 (22.4)

173 (77.6)

23 (10.3)

200 (89.7)

4.67

0.10

Viral

16 (7.2)

 207 (92.8)

11 (4.9)

212 (95.1)

13 (5.8)

210 (94.2)

6.15

0.05

Fungal

20 (8.9)

203 (91.1)

27 (12.2)

196 (87.8)

7 (3.2)

216 (96.8)

3.15

0.21

Parasitic

2 (0.9)

221 (99.1)

5 (2.2)

218 (97.8)

1 (0.4)

222 (99.6)

#

0.65

Bacterial

12 (5.4)

211 (94.6)

7 (3.1)

216 (96.9)

2 (0.9)

221 (99.1)

5.58

0.06

Inflammatory

16 (7.2)

207 (92.8)

18 (8.1)

205 (91.9)

12 (5.4)

211 (94.6)

0.87

0.65

Miscellaneous

5 (2.2)

218 (97.8)

5 (2.2)

218 (97.8)

3 (1.3)

220 (98.7)

#

0.87

n number of subjects, % percentage, # Fishers exact test, χ2 chi square