Effect of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole on the risk of malaria in HIV-infected Ugandan children living in an area of widespread antifolate resistance

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Characteristics	HIV-uninfected*	HIV-infected*
Number of subjects	517	292
Total person years of observation	1095	665
Median duration of follow up in yrs (range)	2.1(0.2-2.4)	2.4 (0-2.4)
Mean age in yrs at the start of follow-up (SD)	7.4 (2.7)	6.0(2.6)
Mean CD4 percent at start of follow-up (SD)	N/A	23%(8.6)
Antiretroviral (ART) use during follow-up
Total person years on ART	N/A	275
Number of participants on ART at start of follow-up	N/A	76 (26%)
Number of participants initiated on ART during follow-up	N/A	65 (22%)

*All HIV-uninfected children were not receiving TS while all HIV-infected children were receiving daily TS

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