Table 1: Cross tabulation with Chi-squares test showing some demographic and clinical parameter at start of ART ATRH, South east Ethiopia, 2017.

Variables	–	NVP+3TC+AZT n(%)	EFV+AZT+3TC n(%)	P value
Gender	Male	62(59.1)	32(52.0)	0.605
	Female	50(49.9)	29(48.0)
Age category	Under 5 years	41(35.7)	10(15.7)	0.021
	5-14 years	81(64.3)	51(84.3)
Weight-for-age	<3rd centile	63(51.7)	32(52.3)	0.056
	3rd -97th centile	59(48.3)	29(47.7)
Weight –for-height	<3rd centile	59(48.3)	26(42.6)	0.085
	3rd -97th centile	63(51.7)	35(57.4)
WHO Clinical Staging of AIDS	I & II	59(48.3)	24(40.3)	0.123
	III &IV	63(51.7)	37(60.7)
CD4 cell category	>25% or >500	9(7.5)	5(8.2)	0.115
	15-25% or 200 – 500	46(37.5)	31(50.8)
	<15% or <200	67(55)	25(41)
Base anemia	–	22(18.3)	9(14.8)	0.095