Table 2: Types of skin disorders in HIV infected children and sex.
|
Category of Skin Disease |
Male N = 223 (%) |
Female N = 223 (%) |
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|
|
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
χ2 |
P value |
|
Infections and Infestations |
66 (29.6) |
157 (70.4) |
57 (25.5) |
166 (74.5) |
1.29 |
0.28 |
|
Viral |
23 (10.3) |
200 (89.7) |
17 (7.6) |
206 (92.4) |
1.30 |
0.30 |
|
Fungal |
29 (13.0) |
194 (87.0) |
25 (11.2) |
198 (88.8) |
0.55 |
0.53 |
|
Parasitic |
4 (1.8) |
219 (98.2) |
4 (1.8) |
219 (98.2) |
# |
1.00 |
|
Bacterial |
10 (4.5) |
213 (95.5) |
11 (4.9) |
212 (95.1) |
0.03 |
1.00 |
|
Inflammatory |
22 (9.9) |
201 (90.1) |
24 (10.8) |
199 (98.2) |
0.05 |
0.87 |
|
Miscellaneous |
3 (1.3) |
220 (98.7) |
10 (4.5) |
213 (95.5) |
3.81 |
0.08 |
n number of subjects, % percentage, # Fishers exact test, χ2 chi square