Table 3: Types of skin disorders in HIV infected children and socioeconomic class.

Category of Skin Disease

High Socioeconomic Class

N = 223 (%)

Middle Socioeconomic Class

N = 223 (%)

Low Socioeconomic Class

N = 223(%)

 

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

Present

Absent

χ2

P value

Infections and Infestations

26 (11.6)

197 (88.4)

47 (21.1)

176 (78.9)

50 (22.4)

173 (77.6)

10.60

0.005*

Viral

8 (3.6)

215 (96.4)

19 (8.5)

204 (91.5)

13 (5.8)

210 (94.2)

4.71

0.09

Fungal

10 (4.5)

213 (95.5)

18 (8.1)

205 (91.9)

26 (11.7)

197 (88.3)

0.96

0.61

Parasitic

1 (0.4)

222 (99.6)

3 (1.3)

220 (98.7)

4 (1.8)

219 (98.2)

#

1.00

Bacterial

7 (3.1)

216 (96.9)

7 (3.1)

216 (96.9)

7 (3.1)

216 (96.9)

6.51

0.04*

Inflammatory

10 (4.5)

213 (95.5)

15 (6.7)

208 (93.3)

21 (9.4)

202 (90.6)

2.28

0.32

Miscellaneous

1 (0.4)

222 (99.6)

3 (1.3)

220 (98.7)

 9 (4.0)

214 (96.0)

#

0.39

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