Table 1 Socio-demographic, behavioural and clinical conditions of 88 children with AIDS, São Paulo, 2009.
From: Oral health-related quality of life of paediatric patients with AIDS
Children with AIDS, São Paulo, 2009 | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | ||
Gender | Girls | 43 (49) |
Boys | 45 (51) | |
Household crowding (1) | Yes | 24 (27) |
No | 64 (73) | |
Household ownership | Yes | 56 (64) |
No | 32 (36) | |
Health behaviour | ||
Who is the caretaker | Others | 38 (43) |
Mother | 50 (57) | |
Toothbrush | 2 or more times daily | 73 (83) |
less than 2 times daily | 15 (17) | |
AIDS-related variables | ||
Clinical status | severe symptoms | 36 (41) |
absent, mild or moderate symptoms | 52 (59) | |
CD4+ count (2) | low for age | 36 (41) |
normal for age | 52 (59) | |
Viral load (3) | ≥10,000 | 25 (28) |
< 10,000 | 63 (72) | |