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 (%) |
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|
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