Factors Affecting the Pattern of Skin Dermatoses among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected (HIV) Children in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano

Abstract

Introduction: The pattern of skin dermatoses in HIV infected individuals particularly children are associated with some factors. The type of skin dermatoses gives an insight on diagnosing HIV disease. This study was conducted to identify those factors among HIV infected children that are associated with the pattern of skin disorders among HIV infected children in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Objectives: To assess the factors associated with pattern of skin disorders among HIV infected children in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Nigeria. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the factors associated with pattern of skin dermatoses among HIV infected children attending Paediatric Infectious Disease Clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. A total of 223 HIV infected children aged 6 months to 14 years were included in the study. Chi-square test or Fishers exact test where necessary were used to determine the difference between proportions of categorical variables and level of significance was set at 0.05. Binary logistic regression was used to further analyze significant relationships from the univariate analysis and the confidence interval was set at 95% and p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A significant association was observed between low socio-economic class with Infections and infestations more specifically the bacterial skin infections. And an association between severe immunosuppression and fungal skin dermatoses was observed. Conclusion: Therefore, there is an association between pattern of skin dermatoses among HIV infected children with their socioeconomic class and degree of immunosuppression.