Mwiru, R. S.Spiegelman, DonnaDuggan, ChristopherSeage, GeorgeSemu, H.Chalamilla, GuerinoKisenge, R.Fawzi, Wafaie2016-04-262013Mwiru, R. S., D. Spiegelman, C. Duggan, G. R. Seage, H. Semu, G. Chalamilla, R. Kisenge, and W. W. Fawzi. 2013. “Nutritional Status and Other Baseline Predictors of Mortality Among HIV-Infected Children Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania.” Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 14 (2) (October 8): 172–179. doi:10.1177/2325957413500852.2325-9574http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:26836020BACKGROUND: We assembled a prospective cohort of 3144 children less than 15 years of age initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS: The relationships of nutritional status and other baseline characteristics in relation to mortality were examined using Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS: Compared with children with weight for age (WAZ) > -1, those with WAZ ≤ -2 to < -3 had a nearly double risk of death (relative risk [RR], 1.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10-3.11), and among those with WAZ ≤ -3, the risk more than tripled (RR, 3.36; 95% CI, 2.12-5.32). Other baseline risk factors for overall mortality included severe anemia (P < .001), severe immune suppression (P = .02), history of tuberculosis (P = .01), opportunistic infections (P < .001), living in the poorest district (P < .001), and advanced World Health Organization stage (P = .003). CONCLUSIONS: To sustain the obtained benefit of ART in this setting, interventions to improve nutritional status may be used as an adjunct to ART.en-USAIDSHIVTanzaniachildrenmortalityJournal Article2016-04-2610.1177/2325957413500852