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Table 2 The relationship between HIV exposure and HIV infection status in various WHO nutritional categories

From: Changing mortality amongst hospitalised children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2009 – 2018

WHO

 

MAM (N = 79)

Normal (N = 301)

Obese (N = 19)

SAM (N = 285)

p-value

Overall (N = 684)

Exposed

     

p = 0.373

 

No

 

24 (30.4%)

123 (40.9%)

7 (36.8%)

115 (40.4%)

269 (39.3%)

Yes

 

55 (69.6%)

178 (59.1%)

12 (63.2%)

170 (59.6%)

415 (60.7%)

HIV status

     

p < 0.001

 

Negative

 

40 (50.6%)

172 (57.1%)

16 (84.2%)

110 (38.6%)

338 (49.4%)

Positive

 

30 (38.0%)

87 (28.9%)

2 (10.5%)

133 (46.7%)

252 (36.8%)

Unknown HIV

 

9 (11.4%)

42 (14.0%)

1 (5.3%)

42 (14.7%)

94 (13.7%)