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Table 2 Referral sources, prophylaxis and nutritional status of 29,531 children enrolled into care between 2011 and 2014

From: Pediatric HIV care and treatment services in Tanzania: implications for survival

Referral source

 

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total

HBC

48 (0.6%)

28 (0.4%)

38 (0.5%)

23 (0.3%)

137 (0.5%)

PITC

894 (11.1%)

748 (11.1%)

934 (13.0%)

1040 (13.7%)

3616 (12.2%)

PMTCT

330 (4.1%)

310 (4.6%)

285 (4.0%)

364 (4.8%)

1289 (4.4%)

VCT

1524 (19.0%)

1329 (19.8%)

1287 (17.9%)

1284 (16.9%)

5424 (18.4%)

Missing

5232 (65.2%)

4312 (64.1%)

4627 (64.5%)

4894 (64.4%)

19,065 (64.6%)

Positive for TB

No

27,658 (93.7%)

7359 (91.7%)

6251 (92.9%)

6780 (94.5%)

7268 (95.6%)

Yes

672 (2.3%)

117 (1.5%)

149 (2.2%)

211 (2.9%)

195 (2.6%)

Missing

1201 (4.1%)

552 (6.9%)

327 (4.9%)

180 (2.5%)

142 (1.9%)

Cotrimoxazole

No

7977 (27.0%)

2264 (28.2%)

2026 (30.1%)

1835 (25.6%)

1852 (24.4%)

Yes

21,554 (73.0%)

5764 (71.8%)

4701 (69.9%)

5336 (74.4%)

5753 (75.6%)

Malnourished

No

19,172 (64.9%)

3370 (42.0%)

4540 (67.5%)

5272 (73.5%)

5990 (78.8%)

Mild

3 (0.0%)

3 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Moderate

3005 (10.2%)

453 (5.6%)

806 (12.0%)

911 (12.7%)

835 (11.0%)

Severe

906 (3.1%)

158 (2.0%)

268 (4.0%)

259 (3.6%)

221 (2.9%)

Missing

6445 (21.8%)

4044 (50.4%)

1113 (16.5%)

729 (10.2%)

559 (7.4%)