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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the study participants (N = 219)

From: Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) improves undernutrition among ART-treated, HIV-positive children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

RUTF-treated (N = 140)

RUTF-naive (N = 79)

 

Variable

N

Mean

%

SD

N

Mean

%

SD

P-Value

Age child (Months)

 

37.2

 

15.6

 

36.1

 

17.3

0.648

Sex

         

Male

81

 

57.9

 

42

 

53.2

 

0.502

Female

59

 

42.1

 

37

 

46.8

  

Orphan hood

         

Yes

90

 

64.3

 

41

 

51.9

 

0.099

No

50

 

35.7

 

38

 

48.1

  

Birth weight

         

≥ 2500 g

110

 

78.6

 

57

 

72.2

 

0.365

< 2500 g

30

 

21.4

 

22

 

27.8

  

Age caregiver (Years)

 

34.2

 

9.4

 

33.8

 

8.2

0.753

Caregiver's education

         

≤ Primary

113

 

80.7

 

67

 

84.8

 

0.564

≥ Secondary

27

 

19.3

 

12

 

15.2

  

Major religions

         

Muslim

88

 

63.3

 

52

 

65.8

 

0.822

Christian

51

 

36.7

 

27

 

34.2

  

Employment status

         

Unemployed

84

 

60.0

 

52

 

65.8

 

0.479

Employed

56

 

40.0

 

27

 

34.2

  

Marital status caregiver

         

Married

95

 

67.9

 

47

 

59.5

 

0.237

Not married

45

 

32.1

 

32

 

40.5

  

Wealth index (tercile)

         

High

36

 

25.7

 

16

 

20.3

 

0.266

Middle

54

 

38.6

 

26

 

32.9

  

Low

50

 

35.7

 

37

 

46.8

  

Food security score

         

Secured

76

 

54.3

 

25

 

31.6

 

0.004

Insecure

19

 

13.6

 

13

 

16.5

  

Hunger

45

 

32.1

 

41

 

51.9

  

WAZ (underweight)

         

> − 2SD*

136

 

97.2

 

68

 

86.1

 

0.006

> − 3SD**

2

 

1.4

 

8

 

10.1

  

<−3SD***

2

 

1.4

 

3

 

2.3

  

WHZ (wasting)

         

> − 2SD*

136

 

97.2

 

191

 

83.5

 

0.001

> − 3SD**

1

 

0.7

 

18

 

11.4

  

<−3SD***

3

 

2.1

 

4

 

5.1

  

HAZ (stunting)

         

> − 2SD*

98

 

70.0

 

43

 

54.4

 

0.066

> − 3SD**

20

 

14.3

 

16

 

20.3

  

<−3SD***

22

 

15.7

 

20

 

25.3

  
  1. * Normal, ** Moderate, *** Severe.
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