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(%) |
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|
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